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Sexual desire, erectile dysfunction and the biomedicalization of sex in older heterosexual men.
- Source :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.); Apr2014, Vol. 70 Issue 4, p894-903, 10p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2014
-
Abstract
- Aim To examine sexual desire in older age and the use of pharmaceuticals for sexual enhancement in the context of erectile dysfunction. Background The ability of the older person to fulfil sexual desire has not been well supported in Western society. Design The paper draws on themes that emerged during a phenomenological study of sexual desire in older age. Method Narratives were collected between 2008-2010 from in-depth interviews with six men and two women aged 65-84 years who were part of a larger Australian study of sexual desire in older age. Findings Emergent themes reveal that for some older people, the biomedicalization of sex can be a disappointing experience. Conclusion The findings illuminate the need for nurses who are at the front line of health care, health policy makers and educators, to consider sexual desire experienced in older age in the context of sexual health and healthy ageing. This study will contribute to a growing body of knowledge about sexual desire in older age. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- TREATMENT of sexual dysfunction
ELDER care
AGING
ATTITUDE (Psychology)
COMMUNICATION
DISCOURSE analysis
GENDER identity
HETEROSEXUALITY
HETEROSEXUALS
SEXUAL health
IMPOTENCE
INTERVIEWING
MARITAL status
PHENOMENOLOGY
HEALTH policy
PATIENT education
PENILE prostheses
PERIPHERAL vascular diseases
TRANSURETHRAL prostatectomy
SELF-perception
SEXUAL excitement
SPOUSES
BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia
SECONDARY analysis
NARRATIVES
EDUCATIONAL attainment
THEMATIC analysis
SEXUAL partners
ATTITUDES toward sex
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
OLD age
PSYCHOLOGY
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03092402
- Volume :
- 70
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Advanced Nursing (John Wiley & Sons, Inc.)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 94944492
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12256