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<journal-id>1645-0086</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Psicologia, Saúde & Doenças]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Psic., Saúde & Doenças]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1645-0086</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Psicologia da Saúde]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1645-00862024000100078</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15309/24psd250108</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Intimidade sexual e saúde mental dos idosos durante a pandemia de COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Sexual intimacy and the mental health among older adults during COVID-19 pandemic]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Humboldt]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sofia von]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Low]]></surname>
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<surname><![CDATA[Leal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Isabel]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,ISPA - Instituto Universitário William James Center for Research ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Lisbon ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
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<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Edmonton AB]]></addr-line>
<country>Canada</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>30</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>30</day>
<month>04</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>78</fpage>
<lpage>88</lpage>
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<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1645-00862024000100078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1645-00862024000100078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1645-00862024000100078&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A recente pandemia Covid-19 teve um forte impacto nas relações entre os idosos, nomeadamente ao nível da intimidade sexual e consequente saúde mental dos idosos. A questão de investigação foi a seguinte; Como a pandemia da COVID-19 influenciou a intimidade sexual e a saúde mental dos idosos?, e os objetivos do estudo os seguintes: (1) Analisar o efeito da pandemia na intimidade sexual dos idosos e (2) Investigar a influência da intimidade sexual na saúde mental dos idosos durante a pandemia. Método: O estudo qualitativo, com amostragem por conveniência em sistema de bola de neve, envolveu 456 participantes entre os 65 e os 87 anos. Para o primeiro objetivo, emergiram cinco temas: (1) Menor satisfação sexual (68%); (2) Menor desejo sexual (67%); (3) Relações afetivas mais sólidas (34%); (4) Medo de contrair doenças físicas (29%); e (5) Menor atratividade (23%). Para o segundo tema foram referidos três temas: (1) Menor ansiedade e stress (78%); (2) Maior atenção aos estados emocionais negativos (55%); e (3) Menor tensão emocional (41%). A pandemia contribuiu negativamente para a intimidade sexual dos idosos, sendo que a intimidade sexual teve um efeito positivo sentido pelos idosos na sua saúde mental.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The recent Covid-19 pandemic has had a strong impact on relationships between older adults, particularly in terms of sexual intimacy and the consequent mental health of older people. The research question was: How has the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the sexual intimacy and mental health of the elderly, and the objectives of the study were: (1) To analyze the effect of the pandemic on the sexual intimacy of older adults and (2) To investigate the influence of sexual intimacy on the mental health of older people during the pandemic. Method: The qualitative study, with snowball convenience sampling, involved 456 participants aged between 65 and 87. For the first objective, five themes emerged: (1) Lower sexual satisfaction (68%); (2) Lower sexual desire (67%); (3) Stronger emotional relationships (34%); (4) Fear of contracting physical diseases (29%); and (5) Lower attractiveness (23%). Three themes were mentioned for the second theme: (1) Less anxiety and stress (78%); (2) Greater attention to negative emotional states (55%); and (3) Less emotional tension (41%). The pandemic contributed negatively to the sexual intimacy of older adults, while sexual intimacy had a positive effect on their mental health.]]></p></abstract>
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