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OBJETIVO: La sexualidad desempeña un papel fundamental en nuestras vidas pero hay pocas investigaciones sobre este tema con muestras representativas. Nuestro estudio persigue analizar los conocimientos y las características sobre la función sexual en personas mayores de 60 años. MATERIAL Y MÉTODOS: Se realizó estudio observacional de tipo transversal. La muestra estuvo formada por mayores de 60 años que acudieron de manera voluntaria a charlas de educación para la salud sobre sexualidad celebradas en centros de mayores de ámbito urbano. Antes de la charla se les entregó una encuesta para valorar sus hábitos y prácticas sexuales. Se impartió la charla sobre sexualidad y posteriormente se entregó una encuesta relacionada con conceptos tratados durante la charla. Los datos de las encuestas se recogieron en hojas de cálculo en Microsoft Office Excel para Windows y el análisis estadístico fue realizado con el paquete estadístico SPSS. RESULTADOS: Los resultados muestran que la actividad sexual es importante en los mayores de 60 años, un 52,53% de los encuestados mantienen relaciones. Más del 70% de los adultos mayores de 60 años refieren tener atractivo sexual a su edad. Hubo conceptos sobre sexualidad que no quedaron claros tras la charla. CONCLUSIÓN: Nuestra sociedad sufre un envejecimiento progresivo implicando a los grupos de edad avanzada en la educación sexual, haciendo hincapié en los cambios a nivel sexual que implica la edad. Es importante la puesta en marcha de sesiones formativas de educación para la salud con contenido sobre sexualidad y refuerzo de imagen corporal en población adulta mayor
OBJECTIVE: Sexuality plays a fundamental role in our lives, but there is little research on this subject with representative samples. This study aims to analyse the knowledge and characteristics of sexual function in people over 60 years of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample consisted of people over 60 years of age who voluntarily attended health education talks on sexuality held in urban centres for the elderly. Before the talk, they were given a questionnaire to assess their sexual habits and practices. The talk on sexuality was given, and a questionnaire related to the concepts mentioned while the talk was delivered. The data from the questionnaires were collected on spreadsheets in Microsoft Office Excel for Windows, and the statistical analysis was performed with the statistical package SPSS. RESULTS: The results show that sexual activity is important in those over sixty years, with 52.53% of respondents having relationships. More than 70% of adults over 60 refer to being sexually attractive for their age. There were concepts about sexuality that were not clear after the talk. CONCLUSION: Our society is experiencing progressive aging involving the elderly groups in sex education, emphasising the changes at the sexual level implied by age. It is important to start training sessions on health education with content on sexuality and body image reinforcement in the elderly population
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Comportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos , Imagem Corporal/psicologia , Educação Sexual/métodos , Sexualidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Fatores Etários , Estudos Transversais , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
OBJECTIVE: Sexuality plays a fundamental role in our lives, but there is little research on this subject with representative samples. This study aims to analyse the knowledge and characteristics of sexual function in people over 60 years of age. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An observational cross-sectional study was carried out. The sample consisted of people over 60 years of age who voluntarily attended health education talks on sexuality held in urban centres for the elderly. Before the talk, they were given a questionnaire to assess their sexual habits and practices. The talk on sexuality was given, and a questionnaire related to the concepts mentioned while the talk was delivered. The data from the questionnaires were collected on spreadsheets in Microsoft Office Excel for Windows, and the statistical analysis was performed with the statistical package SPSS. RESULTS: The results show that sexual activity is important in those over sixty years, with 52.53% of respondents having relationships. More than 70% of adults over 60 refer to being sexually attractive for their age. There were concepts about sexuality that were not clear after the talk. CONCLUSION: Our society is experiencing progressive aging involving the elderly groups in sex education, emphasising the changes at the sexual level implied by age. It is important to start training sessions on health education with content on sexuality and body image reinforcement in the elderly population.