TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2024//
TI  - Sexual well-being among partnered adults and couples over 60: a scoping review
JO  - Sexual medicine reviews
A1  - Bergeron, Sophie
A1  - Brassard, Audrey
A1  - Pedneault, Lydia
A1  - Popova, Nevena
A1  - Bigras, Noémie
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 2050-0513
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeae037
ID  - ref1
ER  -