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Factores associados à importância da atividade sexual na idade sénior: o papel da qualidade de vida
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O objectivo geral deste estudo é analisar as variáveis preditores da importância que tem para o idoso a actividade sexual neste período da vida. Como objectivo específico destaca-se a análise da qualidade de vida e sua influência na importância que o sujeito dá ao sexo na idade sénior. A amostra foi constituída por 445 homens e mulheres com idade igual ou superior a 65 anos, não institucionalizados. Os instrumentos incluem um questionário sociodemográfico, o índice de qualidade de vida EUROHIS-QOL-8, a escala SWLS versão Portuguesa que avalia o bem-estar subjectivo Auto percepcionado, a escala EADS para avaliar a depressão, a escala PANAS (Afecto positivo e afecto negativo) que avalia a componente afectiva do bem-estar subjectivo e uma escala de saúde sexual. Os resultados revelaram que as variáveis género, habilitações literárias, religião, Qualidade de Vida, Satisfação com a Vida e os Afectos Positivos são preditores significativos da importância que os idosos atribuem ao sexo. Para o género masculino apenas as habilitações literárias e os afectos positivos são preditores. Para o género feminino as habilitações literárias, satisfação com a vida e afectos positivos e religião são preditores significativos. Após uma análise comparativa entre géneros relativamente à qualidade de vida e importância dada ao sexo conclui-se que os homens têm uma melhor percepção da qualidade de vida do que as mulheres e que dão maior importância ao sexo na idade sénior do que o género feminino. Os resultados sugerem que as habilitações literárias e os afectos positivos são os preditores comuns para ambos os géneros relativamente aos importância atribuída ao sexo na idade sénior.
ABSTRACT: The overall goal of this study is to analyze the variables that predict the importance that the elderly population gives sexual activity in this period of life. The specific goal is to analyze quality of life and how the importance given to sex influences it, whereas gender is also a variable. The sample consists of 445 men and women aged over 65 years, not institutionalized. The instruments include a socio demographic questionnaire, the index of quality EUROHIS-QOL-8 life, SWLS scale Portuguese version assessing subjective well-being self-perceived, EADS scale to assess depression, PANAS scale (Positive Emotions and Negative Emotions) that evaluates the emotional component of subjective well-being and sexual health scale. The results show us that the variables gender, educational background, religion, Quality of Life, Satisfaction with Life and the Positive Emotions are significant predictors of the importance that seniors give to sex. For males only education and positive emotions are the predictors. For the female gender education, satisfaction with life, positive emotions and religion are significant predictors. After a comparative analysis between genders with regard to quality of life and importance given to sex, one can conclude that men have a better perception of quality of life than women and give more importance to sex than women do. The results suggest that the education and the positive emotions are common predictors for both genders in relation to importance given to sex in senior age.
ABSTRACT: The overall goal of this study is to analyze the variables that predict the importance that the elderly population gives sexual activity in this period of life. The specific goal is to analyze quality of life and how the importance given to sex influences it, whereas gender is also a variable. The sample consists of 445 men and women aged over 65 years, not institutionalized. The instruments include a socio demographic questionnaire, the index of quality EUROHIS-QOL-8 life, SWLS scale Portuguese version assessing subjective well-being self-perceived, EADS scale to assess depression, PANAS scale (Positive Emotions and Negative Emotions) that evaluates the emotional component of subjective well-being and sexual health scale. The results show us that the variables gender, educational background, religion, Quality of Life, Satisfaction with Life and the Positive Emotions are significant predictors of the importance that seniors give to sex. For males only education and positive emotions are the predictors. For the female gender education, satisfaction with life, positive emotions and religion are significant predictors. After a comparative analysis between genders with regard to quality of life and importance given to sex, one can conclude that men have a better perception of quality of life than women and give more importance to sex than women do. The results suggest that the education and the positive emotions are common predictors for both genders in relation to importance given to sex in senior age.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Qualidade de vida Sénior Sexualidade Quality of life Seniors Sexuality