BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS THAT PERMEATE CARE ABOUT THE SEXUALITY OF THE ELDERLY PERSON

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.159252204026

• Palavras-chave: Care for the elderly. Aging. Sexual Health. Sexually transmitted diseases. Quality of life.

• Keywords: Care for the elderly. Aging. Sexual Health. Sexually transmitted diseases. Quality of life.

• Abstract:

  Aging brings together a wide combination of anatomical, physiological and behavioral variables in the face of a remarkable morphofunctional involution in the sexual level of life. Given this context, the objective of this work was to carry out a systematic review based on the concept of sexuality, its care and development during old age from the medical point of view. For this, a bibliographic survey was carried out with key words guiding the theme. The research carried out showed that the attention given to the elderly person must also value sexuality; given that it is an essential tool that needs to be cared for and developed with knowledge. Thus, validating the UN proposal of SDG 3 of the 2030 Agenda, which seeks to promote well-being, mainly, as advocated in goal 3.7, which has the expected configuration of universal access to sexual health services by the elderly. However, it was found that there are flaws in the integrated medical execution, such as the lack of information explored by professionals about the sexuality of the elderly person, given the delicate content that covers the reality of the same, as a sexual figure, permeating spheres of imprint. both biological and psychosocial.

   

• Número de páginas: 25