Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study
Sexual intimacy is an essential aspect of life regardless of age and proven to increase the quality of life of older persons. This study aimed to identify the determinants that predict sexual intimacy among elderly couples in Malaysia. A total of 1934 elderly were selected throughout Peninsular M...
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| author | Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mat Din, Hazwan Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa’adiah |
| author_facet | Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mat Din, Hazwan Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa’adiah |
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| description | Sexual intimacy is an essential aspect of life regardless of age and proven to increase the quality of
life of older persons. This study aimed to identify the determinants that predict sexual intimacy
among elderly couples in Malaysia. A total of 1934 elderly were selected throughout Peninsular
Malaysia and also Sabah and Sarawak. A validated questionnaire was used consisted of sociodemographic information, presence of chronic diseases, perceived present health status,
satisfaction with current life, Body Mass Index, disability, social support and sexual intimacy
sections. Despite still sleeping with their spouses (60.8%), majority of the respondents claimed
incapable of having sexual intercourse (71.0%). Good sexual intimacy in later life was determined
by being married and received good social support from family members and friends. On the other
hand, those who aged 70 and above, female, non-Malay, had informal education, had gastritis,
perceived their current health status as satisfactory, unsatisfied with current lifestyle and disabled
were having a significant likelihood of having poor sexual intimacy at old age. The findings
indicated the importance of being healthy and having good social support, which includes still
having a spouse to maintain sexual intimacy in old age. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-798652023-02-13T09:06:45Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/79865/ Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mat Din, Hazwan Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa’adiah Sexual intimacy is an essential aspect of life regardless of age and proven to increase the quality of life of older persons. This study aimed to identify the determinants that predict sexual intimacy among elderly couples in Malaysia. A total of 1934 elderly were selected throughout Peninsular Malaysia and also Sabah and Sarawak. A validated questionnaire was used consisted of sociodemographic information, presence of chronic diseases, perceived present health status, satisfaction with current life, Body Mass Index, disability, social support and sexual intimacy sections. Despite still sleeping with their spouses (60.8%), majority of the respondents claimed incapable of having sexual intercourse (71.0%). Good sexual intimacy in later life was determined by being married and received good social support from family members and friends. On the other hand, those who aged 70 and above, female, non-Malay, had informal education, had gastritis, perceived their current health status as satisfactory, unsatisfied with current lifestyle and disabled were having a significant likelihood of having poor sexual intimacy at old age. The findings indicated the importance of being healthy and having good social support, which includes still having a spouse to maintain sexual intimacy in old age. Academy of Sciences Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah and Mat Din, Hazwan and Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan and Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa’adiah (2019) Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study. ASM Science Journal, 12. pp. 1-8. ISSN 1823-6782; ESSN: 2682-8901 https://www.akademisains.gov.my/asmsj/article/factors-associated-with-sexual-intimacy-among-malaysian-elderly-couples-a-cross-sectional-study/ 10.32802/asmscj.2019.266 |
| spellingShingle | Minhat, Halimatus Sakdiah Mat Din, Hazwan Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Hassan Nudin, Siti Sa’adiah Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title | Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Factors associated with sexual intimacy among Malaysian elderly couples: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | factors associated with sexual intimacy among malaysian elderly couples a cross sectional study |
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