Although many older adults reportedly maintain an active sex life, limited research has
focused on the reasons they engage in sex. The present study identified and described …

Older adults remain sexually active well into later life; yet, there is no consistency in the
literature about what sex means to them. The study described in this paper investigated the …

The aim of this study was to explore the sexual lives of older adults in the UK to elucidate
their experiences of sexual changes and problems, and the role of intimacy and …

The present study examined the reflections of older men and women on sexual functioning
in later life. We interviewed 24 men and 23 women about sex, using constant comparisons …

Multiple studies have discovered a positive association between sex in later life and
increased physical and mental health. Sexuality and aging is often approached from a deficit …

Introduction Research has consistently documented changes in sexual functioning as
people age. Aim To examine the ways older men and women cope with changes in sexual …

Although research has found that sexual activity declines with age, most of this literature
examines people in long-term marriages. Little is known about the initiation of new sexual …

Despite a growing amount of literature on aging and sexual activity, there are still a limited
number of studies that capture older people's understanding of sexuality in later life. This …

Older adult women make up a growing part of the population, and yet literature on the
sexual activity over their life spans is lacking. This qualitative interview study explored the …

The existing research tries to understand the reasons for discontinuing sex in later life with
the assumption that people want to be sexual. Although the growing body of literature …