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Older adults’ sexual well-being and person-centered psychotherapy: A qualitative study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

S. Von Humboldt ,
J. Ribeiro-Gonçalves  and
I. Leal
S. Von Humboldt*
Affiliation:
William James Center For Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
J. Ribeiro-Gonçalves
Affiliation:
William James Center For Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
I. Leal
Affiliation:
William James Center For Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

A qualitative study about older adults’ sexual well-being and person-centered psychotherapy

Objectives

The objective of this study was to evaluate the main concerns related to sexual well-being revealed by older adults in person-centered therapy, using qualitative research.

Methods

Interviews with 58 older participants, aged 65 to 82 years, living in the community were submitted to content analysis.

Results

Eight main themes emerged from the results of the content analysis: Partner unavailability, family issues, physical changes due to aging, worries about hygiene, sexual dysfunctions, fear of physical abuse, communication issues and concerns about sexual transmitted diseases.

Conclusions

This study was relevant towards identifying the challenges older adults feel regarding their sexual well-being, as shared in therapy. Older adults referred their greatest challenges to be partner unavailability, family issues and physical changes due to aging.

Disclosure

No significant relationships.

Keywords

Challengessexual well-beingolder adultsperson-centered psychotherapy
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S743
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