Couples living with Alzheimer's disease talk about sex and intimacy: A phenomenological qualitative study.

Objectives: To obtain a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of sexuality within the couple relationship when one of the partners has received a diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease. This study aimed to listen to the voices of both partners, and to investigate how their intimate relationship has been impacted by an Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Methods: This study adopted a qualitative phenomenological approach, and the method used was Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis.

Dementia and its impacts on the intimate, sexual couple relationship: A systematic review of qualitative research studies.

Objective: There is growing evidence for the need to recognize persons with dementia as sexual beings who wish to continue expressing their sexuality, including within their couple relationship. The aim of this literature review was to investigate empirical qualitative studies that examined sexuality and sexual intimacy in the couple relationship when one spouse has dementia.

Method: A systematic literature review was performed in January 2021, five data bases were searched: Pubmed, MedLine, Lilacs, Scopus, and SciELO.