Table 1. Demographic characteristics of participants.

Participants self-identified as:	Percentage
LGBTQIA+ adult over the age of 50 (without dementia)	83.33
LGBTQIA+ adult over the age of 50 living with dementia.	13.89
Care partner of an LGBTQIA+ person with dementia	2.78
Gender Identity
Woman	57.14
Non-binary	0.00
Man	39.29
Do you consider yourself:
Cisgender	82.14
Epicene	3.57
Transgender	14.29
Unsure	3.50
Sexual Orientation
Gay	40.70
Lesbian	40.70
Bisexual	3.70
Queer *	14.80
Heterosexual	0.00
Pansexual	0.00
Asexual	0.00
Questioning	0.00

*A note on the use of the word “Queer”- At pilot stage we received feedback stating that the term Queer may be offensive to some and that it should be removed. The reasoning behind this feedback was that, although the term Queer has been reclaimed by the LGBTQIA+ community, older LGBTQIA+ adults may have experienced this as a slur throughout much of their lives and may still feel disenfranchised by the word.

Following this, the research team discussed the issue with the PPI advisory group. In their feedback they noted that the term Queer is a flexible term that describes people who are in the LGBTQIA+ community who do not fit into the “narrow” definitions that the other labels represent, and that people who use the term to describe themselves are often the most vulnerable in the LGBTQIA+ community. They also agreed that in an Irish context the term could be considered hurtful to some people.

As inclusivity and sensitivity were of upmost importance to the study, the decision was made, in conjunction with the PPI group, to keep the term Queer within the demographic ‘Sexuality’, with a disclaimer above stating that ‘Queer’ in the context of this study was meant to reflect LGBTQIA+ identity it was by no means used to offend or cause hurt.