@article{ref1,
title="Sexual well-being among partnered adults and couples over 60: a scoping review",
journal="Sexual medicine reviews",
year="2024",
author="Bergeron, Sophie and Brassard, Audrey and Pedneault, Lydia and Popova, Nevena and Bigras, Noémie",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="INTRODUCTION: Although society still holds age-related stereotypes dismissing the sexuality of aging individuals, older adults remain sexually active and find sexuality to be an important part of their quality of life. Primarily oriented toward a biomedical and dysfunctional lens, prior research neglected the subjective well-being of elderly individuals, especially partnered adults and couples aged 60 years or more. Shedding a more positive light on this area of life could promote older individuals' and couples' sexual well-being. <br><br>OBJECTIVES: This scoping review aimed to synthetize the studies including community samples of partnered adults or couples over 60 who reported on various indicators of subjective sexual well-being including sexual satisfaction, distress, and function using validated measures. <br><br>METHODS: Adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMAScR), the electronic literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsycINFO, Medline, and CINAHL for peer-reviewed journal articles published before July 2023. <br><br>RESULTS: Results showed how relational variables such as relationship satisfaction and intimacy emerge as important correlates of older adults' sexual well-being. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Avenues for future research arising from gaps in the studies identified thorough this scoping review, including the underrepresentation of sexual/gender diverse individuals and the use of single and/or non-validated items to assess sexual well-being, are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2050-0513",
doi="10.1093/sxmrev/qeae037",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeae037"
}