Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life

ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze sexual function and its correlation with sexuality and quality of life in male older adults. Methods: a cross-sectional study, developed with 231 male older adults. Participants completed four instruments to obtain biosociodemographic data, sexual function, sexualit...

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Main Authors: Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior, Cicero Santos Souza, Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filho, Lais Reis Siqueira, Cristiane dos Santos Silva, Namie Okino Sawada
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Published: Associação Brasileira de Enfermagem 2022-08-01
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Online Access:http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000700213&lng=en&tlng=en
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author Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior
Cicero Santos Souza
Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filho
Lais Reis Siqueira
Cristiane dos Santos Silva
Namie Okino Sawada
author_facet Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior
Cicero Santos Souza
Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filho
Lais Reis Siqueira
Cristiane dos Santos Silva
Namie Okino Sawada
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description ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze sexual function and its correlation with sexuality and quality of life in male older adults. Methods: a cross-sectional study, developed with 231 male older adults. Participants completed four instruments to obtain biosociodemographic data, sexual function, sexuality and quality of life. Analyzes were performed using the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman Correlation. Results: sexual function was positively correlated with sexuality in a moderate magnitude and with quality of life in a low magnitude. Male older adults without sexual dysfunction experienced their sexuality better and had a better quality of life. Finally, partner overall satisfaction was the facet of sexual function that had the highest positive correlation with sexuality, while self-confidence had the highest positive correlation with quality of life. Conclusions: we suggest that sexual function should be addressed more frequently in Primary Health Care services, as we found statistically significant correlations with sexuality and quality of life components.
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spelling doaj.art-b4b51d1b742240d08312a37d553b1ae92022-12-22T02:44:39ZengAssociação Brasileira de EnfermagemRevista Brasileira de Enfermagem1984-04462022-08-0175suppl 410.1590/0034-7167-2021-0939Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of lifeEdison Vitório de Souza Júniorhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0457-0513Cicero Santos Souzahttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5715-3583Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filhohttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2464-9958Lais Reis Siqueirahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6720-7642Cristiane dos Santos Silvahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3822-1397Namie Okino Sawadahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1874-3481ABSTRACT Objectives: to analyze sexual function and its correlation with sexuality and quality of life in male older adults. Methods: a cross-sectional study, developed with 231 male older adults. Participants completed four instruments to obtain biosociodemographic data, sexual function, sexuality and quality of life. Analyzes were performed using the Mann-Whitney test and Spearman Correlation. Results: sexual function was positively correlated with sexuality in a moderate magnitude and with quality of life in a low magnitude. Male older adults without sexual dysfunction experienced their sexuality better and had a better quality of life. Finally, partner overall satisfaction was the facet of sexual function that had the highest positive correlation with sexuality, while self-confidence had the highest positive correlation with quality of life. Conclusions: we suggest that sexual function should be addressed more frequently in Primary Health Care services, as we found statistically significant correlations with sexuality and quality of life components.http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000700213&lng=en&tlng=enPublic HealthHealth of the ElderlyMen’s HealthSexual HealthGeriatric Nursing.
spellingShingle Edison Vitório de Souza Júnior
Cicero Santos Souza
Benedito Fernandes da Silva Filho
Lais Reis Siqueira
Cristiane dos Santos Silva
Namie Okino Sawada
Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Public Health
Health of the Elderly
Men’s Health
Sexual Health
Geriatric Nursing.
title Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
title_full Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
title_fullStr Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
title_full_unstemmed Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
title_short Sexual function positively correlated with older adults’ sexuality and quality of life
title_sort sexual function positively correlated with older adults sexuality and quality of life
topic Public Health
Health of the Elderly
Men’s Health
Sexual Health
Geriatric Nursing.
url http://revodonto.bvsalud.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000700213&lng=en&tlng=en
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