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- The study aimed to examine how emotional (affective) and sexual experiences relate to physical and mental symptoms in older adults.
- Conducted with 45 participants averaging 73.8 years old, the research found that pain, anxiety, and drowsiness were the most intense symptoms reported.
- Results indicated that higher levels of sadness and anxiety were associated with lower levels of affective and sexual experiences among older adults.
Article Abstract
Objective: to analyze the relationship between affective and sexual experiences and the intensity of physical and psychological symptoms of older adults.
Methods: observational, cross-sectional and analytical study, guided by the STROBE tool, carried out in a geriatric outpatient clinic. Sociodemographic and health questionnaire, Affective and Sexual Experiences Scale for Elderly, Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale were used. Descriptive statistical analysis and Spearman correlation were performed.
Results: forty-five older adults participated, with a mean age of 73.8 years; most (91.1%) were married. The highest averages of symptom intensity were pain (4.9), anxiety (4.8), drowsiness (4.5), and a feeling of well-being (4.5). There was a negative correlation between sadness and the dimensions of sexual activity and affective relationships (rs=-0.365; p=0.014 and rs=-0.386; p=0.009) and between anxiety and sexual activity (rs=-0.308; p=0.040).
Conclusion: as sadness increases, affective and sexual experiences are less. The greater the anxiety intensity, the lower the sexual experiences.
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| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0034-7167-2020-0998 | DOI Listing |
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