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One Thing Alzheimer's Sufferers Don't Forget About Is Sex
One Thing Alzheimer's Sufferers Don't Forget About Is Sex
Who would have thought that older adults would be the “in-crowd.” But if projections are accurate, in just over a decade that’s exactly what’s going to happen, and the reality is making scientists take notice of just about every issue that will be facing them, including sex.
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, one out of every five U.S. residents will be retirement age and older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. That means that by 2035, there will be 78 million people 65 years and older compared to 76.7 million under the age of 18. Now add to that the knowledge that having an active sex life is linked to better physical and mental health, higher quality of life and lower rates of loneliness, and it makes sense that scientists are focusing on sex in older people. Gerontology and gynocology researchers hold that sexual activity is an important aspect of human function throughout life and that respectful care for older adults, including people with cognitive impairments, requires an understanding of sexual norms and problems.
Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), researchers set out to learn more about the relationship not only between sexual behavior and function among older adults, but also about their ability to think and make decisions about sex. What they found was that older men and women, including those with dementia, are having sex, and although the rate of sexual function problems is high, most people, including men and women with lower cognition, regarded sexuality as an important part of life and wanted more of it. Their study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
One Thing Alzheimer's Sufferers Don't Forget About Is Sex
One Thing Alzheimer's Sufferers Don't Forget About Is Sex
Who would have thought that older adults would be the “in-crowd.” But if projections are accurate, in just over a decade that’s exactly what’s going to happen, and the reality is making scientists take notice of just about every issue that will be facing them, including sex.
The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2030, one out of every five U.S. residents will be retirement age and older people are projected to outnumber children for the first time in U.S. history. That means that by 2035, there will be 78 million people 65 years and older compared to 76.7 million under the age of 18. Now add to that the knowledge that having an active sex life is linked to better physical and mental health, higher quality of life and lower rates of loneliness, and it makes sense that scientists are focusing on sex in older people. Gerontology and gynocology researchers hold that sexual activity is an important aspect of human function throughout life and that respectful care for older adults, including people with cognitive impairments, requires an understanding of sexual norms and problems.
Using data from the National Social Life, Health, and Aging Project (NSHAP), researchers set out to learn more about the relationship not only between sexual behavior and function among older adults, but also about their ability to think and make decisions about sex. What they found was that older men and women, including those with dementia, are having sex, and although the rate of sexual function problems is high, most people, including men and women with lower cognition, regarded sexuality as an important part of life and wanted more of it. Their study was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
