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1Maggie's, UK; Hazel Heath, independent nurse consultant for older people, Loughton, England.
Abstract:
Sexual health in later life is becoming increasingly important as more people are reaching older age and are remaining sexually active well into their seventies and beyond. Alongside this, as more older people seek new relationships following partner death or divorce, the rates of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections are increasing markedly. This article focuses on sexual health and well-being. It offers a definition of sexual health and explores the changes that people experience in sexual health, well-being and functioning in later life. It discusses common physical, psychosocial and sexual relationship issues, and identifies advice that nurses can offer to older people. Using the PLISSIT model, it then focuses on the role of nurses in promoting sexual health for people in later life.
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