Impact of sexuality in the life of the elderly person: integrative review
International Journal of Development Research
Impact of sexuality in the life of the elderly person: integrative review
Received 19th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 07th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Thainar Machado de Araújo Nóbrega et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The purpose was to identify the scientific evidence on the impact of sexuality in the life of the elderly person. LILACS, BDENF, Medline, CINAHL, PubMed were databases, sample of 38 articles. The perceptions of the elderly, family, professionals and caregivers about the sexuality of the elderly resulted in the themes: experience of sexuality of the elderly; sexuality of the elderly and social implications; health and sexuality conditions of the elderly person; prevention of Sexually Transmitted Infections. The impact of sexuality in the life of the elderly passes through the change in the experience of its sexuality; repression and prejudice; health conditions; lack of knowledge about STI/AIDS prevention; absence of specific programs and neglect of health professionals and caregivers in the theme. Therefore, this study contributes to the professional praxis of the nurse showing the importance of sexual care management of elderly and permanent education planning for the health team.
