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The Meaning of the Elderly Sexuality in the Nursing Consultation Context
Author(s) -
Renata Jabour Saraiva,
Ann Mary Machado Tinoco Feitosa Rosas,
Geílsa Soraia Cavalcanti Valente,
Ermelinda Marques
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
international archives of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1755-7682
DOI - 10.3823/2519
Subject(s) - human sexuality , meaning (existential) , contextualization , context (archaeology) , portuguese , interpretation (philosophy) , medicine , nursing , gerontology , lifeworld , gender studies , sociology , psychology , psychotherapist , social science , linguistics , paleontology , philosophy , biology
Objective: Comprehend the meaning of the elderly sexuality in the nursing consultation context.\udMethod: A qualitative research, of Alfred Schutz’s phenomenological sociological approach. 41 participants, being Brazilian and Portuguese elderly. The used scene was the teaching-assistance academic unit Institute of Health Care São Francisco de Assis – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil and Health School – Polytechnical Institute of Guarda – Portugal. \udResults: The analysis of the contextualization of the reason-why and its categories: Interpretations of sexuality and sex between elderly; Cultural aspects involved among the elderly.\udConclusion: The lack of correct interpretation between the sexuality meaning and sex contributes to the insight of preventive clinical care, just as for sex-related pathologies.\udKeywords: Nursing; Consultation; Elderly; Teaching; Education; Sexuality; Sex

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