Motivational Interviewing Promotes Self‐Determination of LGBTQ Adults with Dementia and Caregivers in First Intervention Study

LGBTQ adults experience higher rates of dementia and rely more heavily on informal social support to meet care needs compared to cisgender, heterosexual peers. As dementia progresses and they enter new systems of care, LGBTQ adults must make important choices not only about health promoting behaviors and care plans generally, but also about identity disclosure, building and maintaining a care team with families of choice, and navigating potential discrimination specific to their identities as sexual and gender minorities. A culturally relevant intervention is urgently needed to protect self‐determination and meet their unique care needs.