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Journal Article
Exploring Factors Associated With Sexual Activity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
2014
Overview
Sexuality is an important, yet often overlooked, aspect of successful aging. The current article explores potential relationships between sexual activity in older adults and marital status, health, mobility, urinary incontinence, and caffeine and alcohol use, as well as sexual desire and erectile function in women and men, respectively. A survey was mailed to community-dwelling older adults 60 and older. Of 242 respondents (79% ages 60 to 74, 53% male), 159 (65.7%) were sexually active. A higher proportion of sexually active adults were married (Sexuality is an important, yet often overlooked, aspect of successful aging. The current article explores potential relationships between sexual activity in older adults and marital status, health, mobility, urinary incontinence, and caffeine and alcohol use, as well as sexual desire and erectile function in women and men, respectively. A survey was mailed to community-dwelling older adults 60 and older. Of 242 respondents (79% ages 60 to 74, 53% male), 159 (65.7%) were sexually active. A higher proportion of sexually active adults were married (
p
= 0.0005), had better health (
p
= 0.0003), and drank alcohol (
p
= 0.007). A lower proportion of sexually active adults had urinary incontinence (
p
= 0.006). Similar proportions of men and women were sexually active (62.8% and 68.2%, respectively;
p
= 0.38). Sexually active women had better sexual desire scores (
p
< 0.0001) and more drank alcohol (
p
= 0.0013). Sexually active men had better mobility (
p
= 0.012) and erectile function (
p
< 0.0001). Fewer sexually active men had incontinence (
p
< 0.0001). Only alcohol use and no urinary incontinence were predictors unique to women and men, respectively. Health care providers must be aware of factors that may impact sexual health in older adults.
[Res Gerontol Nurs. 2014; 7(6):256–263.]
