Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care

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Autor(a) principal: Coelho, Daniella Nunes Paschoal
Data de Publicação: 2010
Outros Autores: Daher, Donizete Vago, Santana, Rosimere Ferreira, Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Rev Rene (Online)
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4642
Resumo: This research presents the perception of older women about their sexuality and examines the gender implications in aging females and nursing care. This qualitative study was conducted in 2008 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 15 elderly women. To collect the data it was used participant observation and interviews. The data were analyzed and speeches were grouped into three categories: motherhood: elderly women’s life; aging: experiencing changes and challenges. Beyond the Gender: dating and companionship. We were let to conclude that the women demonstrate difficulty in expressing their sexuality, experiencing conflict, confusing sex, sexual relationship and sexuality. Facing the different situations we can suggest that health professionals, during consultations, should value gender issues in the female population with more advanced age and life experiences. 
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spelling Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing careNursingHealth of the elderlyWomanSexualityAgingThis research presents the perception of older women about their sexuality and examines the gender implications in aging females and nursing care. This qualitative study was conducted in 2008 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 15 elderly women. To collect the data it was used participant observation and interviews. The data were analyzed and speeches were grouped into three categories: motherhood: elderly women’s life; aging: experiencing changes and challenges. Beyond the Gender: dating and companionship. We were let to conclude that the women demonstrate difficulty in expressing their sexuality, experiencing conflict, confusing sex, sexual relationship and sexuality. Facing the different situations we can suggest that health professionals, during consultations, should value gender issues in the female population with more advanced age and life experiences. Universidade Federal do Ceará2010-08-20info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/4642Rev Rene; Vol 11 No 4 (2010)Rev Rene; v. 11 n. 4 (2010)2175-67831517-3852reponame:Rev Rene (Online)instname:Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)instacron:UFCCopyright (c) 2016 Northeast Network Nursing Journalinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessCoelho, Daniella Nunes PaschoalDaher, Donizete VagoSantana, Rosimere FerreiraSanto, Fátima Helena do Espíritoeng2019-02-25T18:47:21Zoai:periodicos.ufc:article/4642Revistahttp://periodicos.ufc.br/renePUBhttp://periodicos.ufc.br/rene/oairene@ufc.br||2175-67831517-3852opendoar:2019-02-25T18:47:21Rev Rene (Online) - Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
title Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
spellingShingle Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
Coelho, Daniella Nunes Paschoal
Nursing
Health of the elderly
Woman
Sexuality
Aging
title_short Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
title_full Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
title_fullStr Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
title_full_unstemmed Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
title_sort Perception of elderly women on sexuality: implications of gender and nursing care
author Coelho, Daniella Nunes Paschoal
author_facet Coelho, Daniella Nunes Paschoal
Daher, Donizete Vago
Santana, Rosimere Ferreira
Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito
author_role author
author2 Daher, Donizete Vago
Santana, Rosimere Ferreira
Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Coelho, Daniella Nunes Paschoal
Daher, Donizete Vago
Santana, Rosimere Ferreira
Santo, Fátima Helena do Espírito
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Nursing
Health of the elderly
Woman
Sexuality
Aging
topic Nursing
Health of the elderly
Woman
Sexuality
Aging
description This research presents the perception of older women about their sexuality and examines the gender implications in aging females and nursing care. This qualitative study was conducted in 2008 in Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil with 15 elderly women. To collect the data it was used participant observation and interviews. The data were analyzed and speeches were grouped into three categories: motherhood: elderly women’s life; aging: experiencing changes and challenges. Beyond the Gender: dating and companionship. We were let to conclude that the women demonstrate difficulty in expressing their sexuality, experiencing conflict, confusing sex, sexual relationship and sexuality. Facing the different situations we can suggest that health professionals, during consultations, should value gender issues in the female population with more advanced age and life experiences. 
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