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- Title
SEXUALIDADE EM IDOSAS PARTICIPANTES DE UM GRUPO DE CONVIVÊNCIA.
- Authors
Costa, Rachel Belarmino; de Sousa, Kalina Kelma Oliveira; da Silva Câmara, Teresa Maria; Dos Santos Vasconcelos, Renata; de Vasconcelos, Thiago Brasileiro; Diógenes Bastos, Vasco Pinheiro
- Abstract
Aging may be defined as a consequent process of alterations in the organism in a variable and individual manner. Elderly groups are possible exchange and interaction spaces between people of the same generation. Elderly people have a possibility of forming new relationships and new ways of partaking knowledge with other people through companionship groups. Current exploratory, descriptive and quantitative-qualitative analysis identifies how elderly people who participate in a companionship group perceive sexuality. The demographic cross-section of the elderly analyzed is characterized by 60% (n=9) widows, 53.3% (n=8) have incomplete basic schooling, 80% (n=12) are practicing Catholics; moreover, 53.3% (n=8) report that sexuality is not openly discussed in the family; 40% (n=6) state that sex is very important; 13.3% (n=2) report having sex. Elderly females admit sex is important and relevant in their lives.
- Publication
Saúde e Pesquisa, 2015, Vol 8, Issue 2, p239
- ISSN
1983-1870
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.17765/1983-1870.2015v8n2p239-245