Rev Bras Enferm. 2023 Feb 6;76(1):e20210645. doi: 10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0645. eCollection 2023.
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: to analyze the effects of sexuality on depressive symptoms and quality of life in older adults.
METHODS: a cross-sectional and analytical study, developed with 596 older adults, who completed four instruments for data collection. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and Structural Equation Modeling, with a 95% Confidence Interval.
RESULTS: among the sexuality dimensions, only physical and social adversities exerted statistically significant effects on depressive symptoms (SC=-0.095; p=0.003), but with low magnitude. Moreover, all sexuality dimensions had statistically significant effects on quality of life, being of low magnitude for sexual act (SC=0.171; p=0.010) and for physical and social adversities (SC=0.228; p<0.001), and moderate magnitude for affective relationships (SC=0.474; p<0.001).
CONCLUSIONS: effects of different magnitudes were observed between sexuality dimensions on participants’ depressive symptoms and quality of life.
PMID:36753192 | DOI:10.1590/0034-7167-2021-0645
