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Fernanda Alencar de Almeida Pereira Fabrício1, Gilka Paiva Oliveira Costa1, Ana Mabel Sulpino Felisberto1
1Universidade Federal da Paraíba. João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Objectives:
to reveal Primary Health Care professionals' experience regarding the approach to sexuality among older adults.
Methods:
this is exploratory research with a qualitative approach, carried out with 40 healthcare professionals, including physicians and nurses, who participated in a semi-structured interview. The interviews were recorded and analyzed using the thematic content analysis technique.
Results:
the data were analyzed and grouped into five empirical categories: Descriptions of sexuality; Difficulties in addressing sexuality; Importance of addressing sexuality among older adults; Professional indicated to address sexuality; and Older adults' perceptions about sexuality according to healthcare professionals.
Final Considerations:
the study demonstrated that professionals face difficulties in addressing sexuality among older adults, which reinforces the stereotype of asexuality. Therefore, it is necessary to seek to address this issue in care planning actions and seek to overcome related cultural and social barriers.
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