Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office

An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 85 elderly with stable sexual partner, belonging to the Family Doctor´s Office No. 1 of "Ramón López Peña" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out inSantiago de Cuba, from March to December, 2016, aimed at describing some characteristi...

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Main Authors: Elvia Cremé Lobaina, Julia Tamara Alvarez Cortés, Gipsy de los Ángeles Pérez Hechavarría, Paula Fernández González, Raúl Riveaux Verdecia
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Language:Spanish
Published: Centro Provincial de Información de Ciencias Médicas 2017-07-01
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Online Access:http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1458
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author Elvia Cremé Lobaina
Julia Tamara Alvarez Cortés
Gipsy de los Ángeles Pérez Hechavarría
Paula Fernández González
Raúl Riveaux Verdecia
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description An observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 85 elderly with stable sexual partner, belonging to the Family Doctor´s Office No. 1 of "Ramón López Peña" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out inSantiago de Cuba, from March to December, 2016, aimed at describing some characteristics of sexual health in them.  There was a prevalence of the female sex, 60-69 age group and married or consensual union as marital status.  In a general way, the members of the series manifested to have desire and satisfaction during their sexual relationships, which considered important, although the frequency and type of sexual activity, as well as the desire and interest for them differed according to the age, gender and marital status.  Finally, it could be stated that sexuality remains during this period of life without decreasing sexual satisfaction.
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spelling doaj.art-341b6719fa444a9f92c86427291b4e4f2022-12-21T22:01:56ZspaCentro Provincial de Información de Ciencias MédicasMedisan1029-30192017-07-01217551Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s officeElvia Cremé Lobaina0Julia Tamara Alvarez Cortés1Gipsy de los Ángeles Pérez Hechavarría2Paula Fernández González3Raúl Riveaux Verdecia4Policlínico Docente “Ramón López Peña”, Santiago de CubaPoliclínico Docente “Ramón López Peña”, Santiago de CubaPoliclínico Docente Municipal, Santiago de CubaPoliclínico Docente “Ramón López Peña”, Santiago de CubaServicios Médicos del Ministerio del Interior, Santiago de CubaAn observational, descriptive and cross-sectional study of 85 elderly with stable sexual partner, belonging to the Family Doctor´s Office No. 1 of "Ramón López Peña" Teaching Polyclinic was carried out inSantiago de Cuba, from March to December, 2016, aimed at describing some characteristics of sexual health in them.  There was a prevalence of the female sex, 60-69 age group and married or consensual union as marital status.  In a general way, the members of the series manifested to have desire and satisfaction during their sexual relationships, which considered important, although the frequency and type of sexual activity, as well as the desire and interest for them differed according to the age, gender and marital status.  Finally, it could be stated that sexuality remains during this period of life without decreasing sexual satisfaction.http://medisan.sld.cu/index.php/san/article/view/1458sexualidad, salud sexual, anciano, calidad de vida, salud del anciano.
spellingShingle Elvia Cremé Lobaina
Julia Tamara Alvarez Cortés
Gipsy de los Ángeles Pérez Hechavarría
Paula Fernández González
Raúl Riveaux Verdecia
Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
Medisan
sexualidad, salud sexual, anciano, calidad de vida, salud del anciano.
title Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
title_full Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
title_fullStr Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
title_full_unstemmed Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
title_short Sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
title_sort sexual health in elderly from a family doctor´s office
topic sexualidad, salud sexual, anciano, calidad de vida, salud del anciano.
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