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Validation of a Psychosocial Intervention on Body Image in Older People: An Experimental Design
Published on: May 31, 2021
[Elderly people's sexuality]
1Laboratoire d'Hormonologie expérimentale, Faculté de Médecine, U.L.B., Bruxelles.
Revue Medicale De Bruxelles
|October 26, 2007
Summary
Older adults
Area of Science:
- Gerontology
- Human Sexuality
- Sociology
Context:
- Increasing global elderly population.
- Societal misconceptions about older adult sexuality.
- Sexuality viewed as a continuation of adult sexuality, distinct from reproduction.
Purpose:
- To address the under-researched topic of sexuality in older adults.
- To challenge societal ageist views on elderly desire and capability.
- To emphasize sexuality's role in health and well-being across the lifespan.
Summary:
- Elderly sexuality is a natural continuation of adult sexuality, often dissociated from reproduction.
- Societal stigma wrongly assumes older adults lack sexual desire or capacity.
- Age-related physiological changes do not automatically negate sexual function or desire.
Impact:
- Promotes a more accurate understanding of aging and sexuality.
- Encourages healthcare professionals to address elderly sexual health.
- Aims to reduce the repression and stigma surrounding older adult sexuality.
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