Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: to reveal Primary Health Care professionals' experience regarding the approach to sexuality among older adults. METHODS: this is exploratory research with a qualitative approach, carried out with 40 healthcare professionals, including physicians and nurses, who participated in a semi-structured interview. The interviews were recorded and analyzed using the thematic content analysis technique. RESULTS: the data were analyzed and grouped into five empirical categories: Descriptions of sexuality; Difficulties in addressing sexuality; Importance of addressing sexuality among older adults; Professional indicated to address sexuality; and Older adults' perceptions about sexuality according to healthcare professionals. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: the study demonstrated that professionals face difficulties in addressing sexuality among older adults, which reinforces the stereotype of asexuality. Therefore, it is necessary to seek to address this issue in care planning actions and seek to overcome related cultural and social barriers.
Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem
Institutions: Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Universidade de Brasília
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $247
OpenAlex ID: W4411494276