EFFECTS OF SEXUALITY ON COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE

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https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.86919

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Public Health, Health of the Elderly, Mental Health, Sexuality, Quality of Life.

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Objective: to analyze the effects of sexuality on common mental disorders and quality of
life in elderly people.

Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 721 elderly people from all regions of Brazil who answered four instruments: bio-sociodemographic, EVASI, SRQ-20 and WHOQOL-Old between July and October 2020. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney and Structural Equation Modeling tests adopting a 95% confidence interval.

Results: sexuality exerted a strong, positive effect on quality of life (SC=0.778 [95%CI=0.680-0.862] p<0.001), while on common mental disorders, the effect was strong and negative (SC=-0.481 [95%CI=-0.540 - -0.421] p<0.001).

Conclusion: because a strong effect on the variables was identified, the clinical relevance of sexuality being worked on more frequently in health services was verified. Thus, society benefits with the insertion of a little explored theme and with the weakening of existing prejudices, including among the elderly themselves.

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2022-08-04

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Souza Júnior, E. V. de, Cruz, D. P., Siqueira, L. R., Silva Filho, B. F. da, Cairo, G. M., Infante, L. D. B., & Sawada, N. O. (2022). EFFECTS OF SEXUALITY ON COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE. Cogitare Enfermagem, 27. https://doi.org/10.5380/ce.v27i0.86919

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