Actitudes y percepciones sobre la sexualidad de los adultos mayores del Cantón el Pan, Cuenca 2015-2016

Abstract

Introduction: Sexuality in the elderly is linked to negative beliefs and attitudes that can generate negative prejudices, with repercussions on the health and well-being. In addition, it is a problem that is influenced and determined by the society and the cultural aspects.

Objective: To determine the attitudes and perceptions on the sexuality of older adults of the canton the Pan, Cuenca 2015-2016.

Materials and Methods: A study was conducted with mixed qualitative and quantitative approach. The sample for the quantitative study was made up of 153 older adults of the parish of the Pan. Through direct interview was applied a questionnaire containing questions with the sociodemographic variables, in addition to the test of family functionality, questionnaire of attitudes toward sexuality in old age. For the qualitative part is working with two interviews to depth and two focus groups. The data were analyzed with the SPSS v15 and the Atlas program you v. 5.

Results: The family functionality of the older adults was mainly moderately functional. The andropause and menopause were considered mostly as markers of the home of old age and the end of the sexual lives of older adults. Behaved as false the fact they look ridiculous the elderly when they show love, supplemented with that was mainly true considering that the elders have the right to love and sex life. It was true in a 45.8% that the elders to repress their sexual activity, however, in a similar way was regarded as false with a 44.4%. It was established as true that diseases and medical treatments limit and complicate the sexual activity.

Conclusions: sexuality is present in the life of the older adults with different forms of expression that differ according to the perception of each adult and the influence of the culture, society and religion