Sexual performance and climacteric symptoms in women who perform physical activity
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
;
12(suplementar)out. 2013.
Article
in English, Spanish, Portuguese
| LILACS, BDENF
| ID: lil-698475
ABSTRACT
Aim:
To investigate the association between the pattern of sexual performance and the intensity of climacteric symptoms in women that perform physical activity.Method:
This is a cross-sectional descriptive study conducted with 260 women between 40 and 65 years of age from July to September, 2011. For data collection it used a semi-structured questionnaire, the Blatt & Kupperman Menopausal Index and the Sexual Quotient - female version. Data treatment included the association tests Chi-square and Fisher's exact test.Results:
Women with sexual performance pattern rated good/excellent, evaluated by QS-F, were the ones who showed mild manifestations in BKMI. Among those who had a sexual performance standard rated as bad/unfavorable, higher scores indicating moderate to severe manifestations were found. The association between the two scales was significant (p<0,001).Conclusion:
the pattern of sexual performance is associated with climacteric symptom...
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Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Climacteric
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Nursing
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Sexuality
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Motor Activity
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Qualitative research
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
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Spanish
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Portuguese
Journal:
Online braz. j. nurs. (Online)
Journal subject:
Nursing
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidade Federal da Paraíba/BR
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Universidade Federal de Pernambuco/BR
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