The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease
Objective: to understand the meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative study with eight spouses of elderly Alzheimer’s patients by means of semi-structured interviews in households. The content analysis technique was used for s...
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Universidade Federal do Ceará
2017-06-01
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| author | Marta Gabriele Santos Sales Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes |
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| description | Objective: to understand the meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative study with eight spouses of elderly Alzheimer’s patients by means of semi-structured interviews in households. The content analysis technique was used for systematic analysis of interviews and categorization of statements. Results: two categories were seized: 1. Understanding of sexuality; 2. Meaning of sexuality after the Alzheimer’s disease of the spouse. The testimonials revealed a lack of knowledge about the term “sexuality”, as well as the shame of talking about the subject. Sexuality was present in the lives of some and abolished in the lives of others. Conclusion:there are positive and negative aspects of the impact of the disease on sexuality. They make this population vulnerable to various conflicting situations with the self and with the marital relationship. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e7a932e1759c4e7e9950d2a143bb7a282025-08-24T12:49:26ZengUniversidade Federal do CearáRev Rene1517-38522175-67832017-06-01182The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s diseaseMarta Gabriele Santos Sales0Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes1Obras Sociais Irmã DulceUniversidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador-BAObjective: to understand the meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease. Methods: qualitative study with eight spouses of elderly Alzheimer’s patients by means of semi-structured interviews in households. The content analysis technique was used for systematic analysis of interviews and categorization of statements. Results: two categories were seized: 1. Understanding of sexuality; 2. Meaning of sexuality after the Alzheimer’s disease of the spouse. The testimonials revealed a lack of knowledge about the term “sexuality”, as well as the shame of talking about the subject. Sexuality was present in the lives of some and abolished in the lives of others. Conclusion:there are positive and negative aspects of the impact of the disease on sexuality. They make this population vulnerable to various conflicting situations with the self and with the marital relationship.https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19249NursingSexualityAlzheimer Disease. |
| spellingShingle | Marta Gabriele Santos Sales Tânia Maria de Oliva Menezes The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease Rev Rene Nursing Sexuality Alzheimer Disease. |
| title | The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease |
| title_full | The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease |
| title_fullStr | The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease |
| title_short | The meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with Alzheimer’s disease |
| title_sort | meaning of sexuality for the spouse caregiver of the elderly person with alzheimer s disease |
| topic | Nursing Sexuality Alzheimer Disease. |
| url | https://www.periodicos.ufc.br/rene/article/view/19249 |
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