Bergeron Caroline D, Goltz Heather Honoré, Szucs Leigh E, Reyes Jovanni V, Wilson Kelly L, Ory Marcia G, Smith Matthew Lee
a Bexar County Community Health Collaborative , San Antonio , Texas , USA.
b Social Work Program , University of Houston-Downtown , Houston , Texas , USA.
Health Care Women Int. 2017 Dec;38(12):1356-1372. doi: 10.1080/07399332.2017.1329308. Epub 2017 May 11.
Older women around the globe are generally depicted as asexual beings, which may impact patient-provider discussions about sex. We examined data on 703 aging women in the United States to compare factors associated with women perceiving sex as important and women discussing sex with their physicians since turning 50. While 65.1% of participants perceived sex to be important, only 23.8% discussed sex with their providers since turning 50. Factors related to discussing sex included age, education, having a chronic condition, and consuming alcohol. Provider training and tools about sexual health communication could help launch those discussions about sex and increase advocacy for older women's sexual health.
全球范围内，老年女性通常被描绘为无性的个体，这可能会影响患者与医疗服务提供者之间关于性的讨论。我们研究了美国703名老年女性的数据，以比较与女性认为性很重要以及50岁以后与医生讨论性相关的因素。虽然65.1%的参与者认为性很重要，但自50岁以来，只有23.8%的人与医疗服务提供者讨论过性。与讨论性相关的因素包括年龄、教育程度、患有慢性病以及饮酒。关于性健康沟通的医疗服务提供者培训和工具可以帮助开启关于性的讨论，并加强对老年女性性健康的宣传。
