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Effects of sexuality on frailty and quality of life in the elderly: a cross-sectional study

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, ISSN: 1984-0446, Vol: 75, Issue: 1, Page: e20210049-null
2022
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Objectives: to analyze the effects of sexuality on frailty and quality of life in the elderly. Methods: a sectional study conducted with 662 elderly people between July and October 2020. Four self-administered instruments were used to collect bio-sociodemographic variables, sexuality, frailty and quality of life. Correlation analysis and structural equation modeling were performed. Results: among the dimensions that assess sexuality, sexual intercourse had a weak, positive effect on quality of life (SC: 0.134, 95%CI: 0.153-0.254, p = 0.027), while affective relationships had a strong, positive effect (SC: 0.556, 95%CI: 0.442-0.670, p < 0.001). Frailty was only significantly related to a weak to moderate negative effect with sexual intercourse (SC:-0.216, 95%CI:-0.385--0.047, p = 0.012). Conclusions: two dimensions of sexuality, Sexual intercourse and Affective relationships, were found to have an effect on the quality of life and frailty of the elderly people investigated.

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Souza Júnior, Edison Vitório de; Silva, Cristiane Dos Santos; Pirôpo, Uanderson Silva; Santos, Brenaráise Freitas Martins Dos; Guedes, Tarcísio Pereira; Siqueira, Lais Reis; Sawada, Namie Okino

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Medicine; Nursing

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