Perception of the elderly towards sex in old age

• Autor(a) principal: Ferreira,Katrin da Silva
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Silva,Mariana Gaspar, Cherem,Tássia M. D. Almada, Araújo,Cláudia Lysia de O.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ggaging.com/details/290
• topic: Elderly, sexuality, social center and leisure.

<p><b>INTRODUCTION:</b> Old age keeps the psychological need for an ongoing sexual activity. Due to the prejudices, the elderly face difficulties related to sexuality. People this age are intimidated to move away from sex, in which the initiatives represent a risk of frustration.<br> <b>METHOD:</b> This is a study of a qualitative and quantitative, descriptive, held in a service area of Vale do Para&iacute;ba, SP, in order to raise the economic profile, thought and prejudice about the sex of the elderly who participated in the Friendship Center Aging (ICC).<br> <b>RESULTS:</b> The highest concentration of elderly were female (70.45%), over 69 years, literate, with a monthly income of up to one minimum wage, retired, widowed, with three or more children. Most physical activity performed at least twice a week. In relation to sexual activity, 70.45% stated that they had sex, the rest said practice at least once a week and of these, 53.84% reported not having multiple partners. All elderly practitioners of sex proved to be heterosexual and not use any type of medication related to impotence.<br> <b>CONCLUSION:</b> The women learned to be submissive to men, having sex as an obligation of marriage or just to leave. Now with men can be concluded that they do not admit the loss of sexual vitality and try to hide that no longer have the physical stamina of old.</p>