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- Title
Sexual unwellness: a qualitative study with older adults from portugal and romania.
- Authors
Von Humboldt, S.; Niculescu, G.; Low, G.; Leal, I.
- Abstract
Introduction: This study aims the perspectives of older adults on their sexual unwellness. Objectives: A qualitative research analyzed older adults' perspectives on indicators of sexual unwellness in Portugal and Romania. Methods: Forty seven older community-dwelling participants aged 65 to 91 years, were interviewed. All the interviews went through content analysis. Results: Preliminary results of content analysis produced five themes for the Romanian sample: Aging (k= .90, p<.01); poor health (k = .92, p<.01); loss of partner (k = 93, p<.01); lack of libido (k = .91, p<.01); and life stressors (k = .81, p<.01); and five themes for the Portuguese sample: Lack of communication (k = .92, p<.01); lack of love (k = .89, p<.01); lack of trust in the relationship (k = 98, p<.01); lack of self-esteem (k = .90, p<.01); and life stressors (k = .9, p<.01). Conclusions: This study underlined the perspectives of Portuguese and Romanian older adults concerning sexual unwellness. For the Romanian sample, aging was the most frequent theme, whereas for the Portuguese sample, lack of communication was the most pointed out theme.
- Subjects
ROMANIA; PORTUGAL; OLDER people; QUALITATIVE research; TRUST; CONTENT analysis; AGING
- Publication
European Psychiatry, 2020, Vol 63, pS442
- ISSN
0924-9338
- Publication type
Article