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Influence of sexuality on mental health, family well-being, fragility and quality of life in the elderly

Educational interventions on sexuality and its effects on mental health, family functionality, fragility and quality of life of the elderly

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-8k66dh9
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-12-16
Start date
2021-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Sexuality. Health of the Elderly. Qualidade de Vida. Fragilidade. Saúde mental.

Interventions

The intervention will be carried out in person with the intervention group composed of 77 elderly people, once a week for twelve weeks, with a duration of four hours each intervention. The control gro
Circles of conversation
interactive dynamics
exhibition of videos and images
in addition to providing, reading and discussing booklets. The activities will be carried out by the researcher at the Educational and Research Support Center for Education, Research and Extension of
I02.233.332

Sponsors

Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP/USP)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
60 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly aged over 60 years; male and female; married; in stable union; or with fixed partnership; and who are in satisfactory cognitive conditions assessed by the adapted version of the Cognitive Assessment Instrument

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Elderly virgins or with cognitive impairment

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The first table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 1” The second table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 2” The third table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 3” The fourth table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 4” The fifth table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 5” The sixth table will contain the first expected outcome. This will be identified as “Expected outcome 6”;Better knowledge and attitudes about sexuality assessed by the Attitudes and Knowledge Scale on Sexuality in Aging after a 12-week intervention;Best experience of sexuality assessed by the Elderly Affective and Sexual Experiences Scale after 12-week interventions;Better mental health assessed by the Self-report Questionnaire after 12-week interventions;Best family functionality assessed by family APGAR after 12-week interventions;Minor symptoms of frailty assessed by the 12-week Self-Reported Frailty Instrument;Increase in quality of life as measured by the Whoqol-Old instrument after a 12-week intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary outcomes are not expected

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactEdison Souza Júnior

Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo (EERP/USP)

edison.vitorio@gmail.com+55-16-982595488

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)