Sexual Activity and Sexual Satisfaction Among Older Adults in Four European Countries

The COVID-19 pandemic has been dramatically affecting the life of older adults with care needs and their family caregivers. This study illustrates how the initial outbreak of the pandemic changed the supply of formal and informal care to older adults in European countries and Israel and assesses the resilience of these countries in providing support to their older populations by means of a mix of both types of care. We subjected data from the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe COVID-19 period (SHARE-COVID-19) across 23 European countries (including Israel) to descriptive and cluster analyses. In the first wave of the outbreak, a significant proportion of older adults in European countries received informal help, with an increase in the frequency of informal help received from children, neighbors, friends, or colleagues and a decrease in that received from other relatives. In most countries, difficulties in receiving home care services from professional providers were reported. Seven clusters were identified, reflecting different combinations of changes in the formal/informal care provision. In most countries, informal care is more resilient than home care services that formal providers deliver. Since they are an essential source for sustainable care, their challenges related to care should be addressed. The impact of the pandemic does not follow the traditional characterization of welfare regimes. A clustering effort may yield more understanding of the priorities that future care policies should exhibit at the national level and may identify potential systems for policymakers to enhance sustainability of care for community-dwelling older adults.

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Sexual activity and satisfaction in older adults from a Brazilian cohort study

Aging & Mental Health ◽

10.1080/13607863.2021.2025338 ◽

2022 ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

Alejandra Andrea Roman Lay ◽

Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte ◽

Luciane Simões Duarte ◽

Ana Luiza Vilela Borges

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Cohort Study ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Brazilian Cohort

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Understanding the perspectives of older adults and elderly regarding vaccination; a snapshot in four European countries

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.209 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽

Author(s):

A Timen ◽

R Eilers ◽

S Lockhart ◽

R Gavioli ◽

S Paul ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Health Care ◽

Decision Making ◽

Infectious Diseases ◽

Health Care Professionals ◽

Elderly Care ◽

European Countries ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Ageing Population ◽

Syncytial Virus

Abstract Prevention of infectious diseases in elderly by immunization is a prerequisite to ensuring healthy ageing. However, in order for the vaccine programs to be effective, these need to be provided by health care professionals who have up-to-date knowledge and high motivation. Furthermore, the knowledge and attitudes towards vaccination in the targeted age groups needs to be fully understood. When focusing on the information provision, it is important to know from whom or which institution older adults and elderly would like to receive and in which form. In January 2019, an international project called the VITAL (The Vaccines and InfecTious diseases in the Ageing population) project was started, within the framework of IMI (Innovative Medicines Initiatives). One of the goals of the VITAL project is to develop strategies to educate and train health care professionals (HCPs) and to promote awareness among stakeholders involved in elderly care management. We briefly focus on the results of studies undertaken in four European countries (Italy, France, The Netherlands and Hungary), which reveal the perspective of older adults and elderly regarding influenza, pneumococcal, herpes zoster vaccination and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) as well as generic characteristics of the vaccines and diseases. We will show how attitudes towards vaccination are represented in our study population and which determinants influence the decision-making process of accepting vaccination. Furthermore, we shall elaborate on how the decision-making process towards vaccination takes place and which additional information is needed. In the second part of the session, we shall invite the audience to reflect on the findings and identify the factors they consider most important for setting up a training and education programme on vaccination.

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Responses to sexual advances and satisfaction in romantic relationships: Is yes good and no bad?

10.31234/osf.io/p9nc8 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Kiersten Dobson ◽

Jenney Zhu ◽

Rhonda Nicole Balzarini ◽

Lorne Campbell

Keyword(s):

Romantic Relationships ◽

Relationship Satisfaction ◽

Sexual Activity ◽

Sexual Satisfaction ◽

Daily Diary ◽

Sexual Advance

We examine the relations between accepting and rejecting a partner’s sexual advances with sexual and relationship satisfaction, and assess how long these effects endure. Couples (N =115) completed a 21-day daily diary indicating whether a partner made a sexual advance each day, and if so, whether the advance was accepted or rejected. Having one’s sexual advance accepted was associated with increased sexual and relationship satisfaction that day, and increased sexual satisfaction up to 24 hours later. Having one’s sexual advance rejected was associated with decreased sexual satisfaction that day and up to 48 hours later. Sexual advances made by one’s partner were associated with increased sexual satisfaction that day and for up to 72 hours later, regardless of whether the advance was accepted or rejected. Findings indicate benefits of sexual activity, but also prolonged post-rejection decreases in sexual satisfaction.

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