Objective To describe key factors that facilitate sexual behaviour in later life. Methods Re‐
analysis of data from a study of 2,374 Dutch older adults. Results Partner availability, gender …

Research on sex in later life has been concerned with documenting that older people
continue to have sex and establishing the links between good health and sexual activity …

Objectives: Sexuality in later life is now recognised to be an important issue. The present
study identified the factors that predict sexual relationships and changes in sexual activity in …

Background Men and women are increasingly likely to stay sexually active into later life, but
research shows that sexual activity and satisfaction decrease with increasing age. Ill health …

Objective: The aim of this study was to test a conceptual model of retrospectively assessed
change in sexual interest and sexual enjoyment in the past 10 years among coupled older …

Introduction Prior research has focused intensively on understanding why some older adults
are sexually active and others are not. However, very few studies have examined changes …

Globally, life expectancy has been rising rapidly over the course of the last century, thanks to
technological advances in medicine, rises in public health expenditure, overall …

Stereotypes of an asexual old age remain pervasive, shaping not only popular images of
older people, but also research and policy agendas. However, older people's own attitudes …

Although the importance of sexuality and physical intimacy for well-being of older adults has
been recognized, the role of sexuality in successful aging (SA) has been largely neglected …

We describe levels of sexual activity, problems with sexual functioning, and concerns about
sexual health among older adults in the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA), and …