SEXUALITY AND LEVEL OF DEPRESSION IN OLDER ADULTS

In the sexuality of older adults there are still attitudes that tend to reject or ignore the existence of sexual activity. On the other hand, depression in this population is a topic with little controversy and interest on the part of researchers in the area of health and community in general, so derived from the above, the research work was proposed: Sexuality and level of depression in older adults of the senior club "Los años maravillosos" of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero. Objective: To identify the relationship between sexuality and the level of depression in older adults of the senior citizens' club "Los años maravillosos" of Chilpancingo de los Bravo, Guerrero. Methodology: The study was quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional descriptive, with a non-probabilistic sampling by convenience in 35 older adults. The evaluation scale of affective and sexual experiences of older adults-EVASI (divided into 3 dimensions, 1. Sexual intercourse, 2. Affective relationships, and 3. SPSS version 21.0 statistical software with multiplatform operating system was used.

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Martha Leticia Sánchez Castillo, docente presso l'Università Autonoma di Guerrero e dottore di ricerca in Sessualità umana. A nome mio e dei miei coautori, vi scrivo per presentarvi la nostra ricerca più recente.