COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort

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Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro, José Luis Pais
Data de Publicação: 2022
Outros Autores: Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira, Jarego, Margarida, Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet, Miró, Jordi
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8631
Resumo: Introduction Beyond living longer, it is increasingly important to live with more and better health during aging; sexual well-being was found to contribute to health and well-being in old age and is highly under-researched in the older population. This study aims to analyze sexual well-being in a cross-cultural way through older Portuguese and Slovenian older samples. Methods We interviewed 136 older participants with an average age of 71.6 years old. Participants were Portuguese and Slovenian and lived in the community. Participants were subjected to semi-structured interviews and these were subjected to a content analysis process. Results The content analysis indicated nine themes related to sexual well-being: self-reported good health; demonstrations of love; non-sexual joint activities; overall well-being and quality of life; partner support; positive self-image; being independent and active; sexual compatibility; and masturbation. Conclusions Portuguese older adults experience their sexual well-being associated mainly with self-reported good health and demonstrations of love, while Slovenians older adults associate their sexual well-being mainly with non-sexual joint activities and overall well-being and quality of life. Policy Implications The themes found in this study are fundamental evidence for cultural interventions and guidelines outlining in the context of sexual health in aging, mainly due to the scarcity of knowledge of sexual well-being among older adults.
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spelling COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfortCOVID-19Psychological discomfortCOVID-19 interferencesociodemographic predictorspsychosocial predictorsIntroduction Beyond living longer, it is increasingly important to live with more and better health during aging; sexual well-being was found to contribute to health and well-being in old age and is highly under-researched in the older population. This study aims to analyze sexual well-being in a cross-cultural way through older Portuguese and Slovenian older samples. Methods We interviewed 136 older participants with an average age of 71.6 years old. Participants were Portuguese and Slovenian and lived in the community. Participants were subjected to semi-structured interviews and these were subjected to a content analysis process. Results The content analysis indicated nine themes related to sexual well-being: self-reported good health; demonstrations of love; non-sexual joint activities; overall well-being and quality of life; partner support; positive self-image; being independent and active; sexual compatibility; and masturbation. Conclusions Portuguese older adults experience their sexual well-being associated mainly with self-reported good health and demonstrations of love, while Slovenians older adults associate their sexual well-being mainly with non-sexual joint activities and overall well-being and quality of life. Policy Implications The themes found in this study are fundamental evidence for cultural interventions and guidelines outlining in the context of sexual health in aging, mainly due to the scarcity of knowledge of sexual well-being among older adults.Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCTMDPI Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteRepositório do ISPARibeiro, José Luis PaisValente, Maria Alexandra FerreiraJarego, MargaridaSánchez-Rodríguez, ElisabetMiró, Jordi2022-04-07T18:37:27Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Z2022-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8631por1660460110.3390/ijerph19063494info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-09-05T16:44:33Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/8631Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:26:30.301934Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
title COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
spellingShingle COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
Ribeiro, José Luis Pais
COVID-19
Psychological discomfort
COVID-19 interference
sociodemographic predictors
psychosocial predictors
title_short COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
title_full COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
title_fullStr COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
title_full_unstemmed COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
title_sort COVID-19 Pandemic in Portugal: Psychosocial and health-related factors associated with psychological discomfort
author Ribeiro, José Luis Pais
author_facet Ribeiro, José Luis Pais
Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira
Jarego, Margarida
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet
Miró, Jordi
author_role author
author2 Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira
Jarego, Margarida
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet
Miró, Jordi
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Ribeiro, José Luis Pais
Valente, Maria Alexandra Ferreira
Jarego, Margarida
Sánchez-Rodríguez, Elisabet
Miró, Jordi
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv COVID-19
Psychological discomfort
COVID-19 interference
sociodemographic predictors
psychosocial predictors
topic COVID-19
Psychological discomfort
COVID-19 interference
sociodemographic predictors
psychosocial predictors
description Introduction Beyond living longer, it is increasingly important to live with more and better health during aging; sexual well-being was found to contribute to health and well-being in old age and is highly under-researched in the older population. This study aims to analyze sexual well-being in a cross-cultural way through older Portuguese and Slovenian older samples. Methods We interviewed 136 older participants with an average age of 71.6 years old. Participants were Portuguese and Slovenian and lived in the community. Participants were subjected to semi-structured interviews and these were subjected to a content analysis process. Results The content analysis indicated nine themes related to sexual well-being: self-reported good health; demonstrations of love; non-sexual joint activities; overall well-being and quality of life; partner support; positive self-image; being independent and active; sexual compatibility; and masturbation. Conclusions Portuguese older adults experience their sexual well-being associated mainly with self-reported good health and demonstrations of love, while Slovenians older adults associate their sexual well-being mainly with non-sexual joint activities and overall well-being and quality of life. Policy Implications The themes found in this study are fundamental evidence for cultural interventions and guidelines outlining in the context of sexual health in aging, mainly due to the scarcity of knowledge of sexual well-being among older adults.
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