341
Views
1
CrossRef citations to date
0
Altmetric
Research Article

Sexual Difficulties in People 50+: A Content Analysis of Sex-related Queries Posted on Professional Counseling Websites

ORCID Icon, ORCID Icon, &

References

  • Ayalon, L., Gewirtz-Meydan, A., Levkovich, I., & Karkabi, K. (2019). Older men and women reflect on changes in sexual functioning in later life. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2019.1633576
  • Braun, V., & Clarke, V. (2006). Using thematic analysis in psychology. Qualitative Research in Psychology, 3(2), 77–101. https://doi.org/10.1191/1478088706qp063oa
  • Christensen, B. S., Grønbæk, M., Osler, M., Pedersen, B. V., Graugaard, C., & Frisch, M. (2011). Sexual dysfunctions and difficulties in Denmark: Prevalence and associated sociodemographic factors. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 40(1), 121–132. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-010-9599-y
  • Corona, G., Razzoli, E., Forti, G., & Maggi, M. (2008). The use of phosphodiesterase 5 inhibitors with concomitant medications. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 31(9), 799–808. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349261
  • CZSO. (2006). Czech demographic handbook – 2006. Czech Statistical Office. https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/demograficka-prirucka-2006-4x3g10a5mf
  • CZSO. (2018). Využívání informačních a komunikačních technologií v domácnostech a mezi jednotlivci – 2019 [The use of information and communication technologies in households and among individuals].Czech Statistical Office. https://www.czso.cz/csu/czso/1-pocitace-a-internet-v-domacnostech
  • Dyer, K., & das Nair, R. (2013). Why don’t healthcare professionals talk about sex? A systematic review of recent qualitative studies conducted in the United Kingdom. The Journal of Sexual Medicine, 10(11), 2658–2670. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02856.x
  • Field, N., Mercer, C. H., Sonnenberg, P., Tanton, C., Clifton, S., Mitchell, K. R., Erens, B., Macdowall, W., Wu, F., Datta, J., Jones, K. G., Stevens, A., Prah, P., Copas, A. J., Phelps, A., Wellings, K., & Johnson, A. M. (2013). Associations between health and sexual lifestyles in Britain: Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Lancet, 382(9907), 1830–1844. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62222-9
  • Fileborn, B., Hinchliff, S., Lyons, A., Heywood, W., Minichiello, V., Brown, G., Malta, S., Barrett, C., & Crameri, P. (2017). The importance of sex and the meaning of sex and sexual pleasure for men aged 60 and older who engage in heterosexual relationships: Findings from a qualitative interview study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 46(7), 2097–2110. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-016-0918-9
  • Fileborn, B., Thorpe, R., Hawkes, G., Minichiello, V., & Pitts, M. (2015). Sex and the (older) single girl: Experiences of sex and dating in later life. Journal of Aging Studies, 33, 67–75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2015.02.002
  • Gore-Gorszewska, G. (2020a). “Why not ask the doctor?” Barriers in help-seeking for sexual problems among older adults in Poland. International Journal of Public Health, 65, 1507–1515. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-020-01472-6
  • Gore-Gorszewska, G. (2020b). “What do you mean by sex?” A qualitative analysis of traditional versus evolved meanings of sexual activity among older women and men. Journal of Sex Research, 58(8), 1035–1049. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2020.1798333
  • Gott, M., & Hinchliff, S. (2003). How important is sex in later life? The views of older people. Social Science and Medicine, 56(8), 1617–1628. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536(02)00180-6
  • Hinchliff, S., & Gott, M. (2011). Seeking medical help for sexual concerns in mid-and later life: A review of the literature. Journal of Sex Research, 48(2–3), 106–117. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2010.548610
  • Hinchliff, S., Lewis, R., Wellings, K., Datta, J., & Mitchell, K. (2021). Pathways to help-seeking for sexual difficulties in older adults: Qualitative findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Age and Ageing, 50(2), 546–553. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa281
  • Hu, Y., & Sundar, S. S. (2010). Effects of online health sources on credibility and behavioral intentions. Communication Research, 37(1), 105–132. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093650209351512
  • Kessler, S. H., & Schmidt-Weitmann, S. (2021). Diseases and emotions: An automated content analysis of health narratives in inquiries to an online health consultation service. Health Communication, 36(2), 226–235. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1673950
  • Laumann, E. O., Das, A., & Waite, L. J. (2008). Sexual dysfunction among older adults: Prevalence and risk factors from a nationally representative U.S. probability sample of men and women 57-85 years of age. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5(10), 2300–2311. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00974.x
  • Lee, J. H., Giovenco, D., & Operario, D. (2017). Patterns of health information technology use according to sexual orientation among US adults aged 50 and older: Findings from a national representative sample—national health interview survey 2013–2014. Journal of Health Communication, 22(8), 666–671. https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2017.1341566
  • Lee, S. T., & Lin, J. (2019). The influence of offline and online intrinsic motivations on online health information seeking. Health Communication, 35(9), 1129–1136. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2019.1620088
  • Lišková, K. (2018). Sexual liberation, socialist style: Communist Czechoslovakia and the science of desire, 1945–1989. Cambridge University Press.
  • Lodge, A. C., & Umberson, D. (2012). All shook up: Sexuality of mid- to later life married couples. Journal of Marriage and Family, 74(3), 428–443. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-3737.2012.00969.x
  • Loewenstein, G. F., Weber, E. U., Hsee, C. K., & Welch, N. (2001). Risk as feelings. Psychological Bulletin, 127(2), 267–286. https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.127.2.267
  • Loipha, S. (2014). Thai elderly behavior of internet use. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 147, 104–110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.07.125
  • Magsamen-Conrad, K., Dillon, J. M., Billotte Verhoff, C., & Faulkner, S. L. (2019). Online health-information seeking among older populations: Family influences and the role of the medical professional. Health Communication, 34(8), 859–871. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2018.1439265
  • Marshall, B. L. (2011). The graying of “sexual health”: A critical research agenda. Canadian Review of Sociology, 48(4), 390–413. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-618X.2011.01270.x
  • Martin, S., Atlantis, E., Wilson, D., Lange, K., Haren, M. T., Taylor, A., & Wittert, G. (2012). Clinical and biopsychosocial determinants of sexual dysfunction in middle‐aged and older Australian men. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 9(8), 2093–2103. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2012.02805.x
  • Mitchell, K. R., Mercer, C. H., Ploubidis, G. B., Jones, K. G., Datta, J., Field, N., & Clifton, S. (2013). Sexual function in Britain: Findings from the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3). Lancet, 382(9907), 1817–1829. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(13)62366-1
  • Moorhead, S. A., Hazlett, D. E., Harrison, L., Carroll, J. K., Irwin, A., & Hoving, C. (2013). A new dimension of health care: Systematic review of the uses, benefits, and limitations of social media for health communication. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 15(4), e85. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1933
  • O’Sullivan, L. F., & Byers, E. S. (1992). College students’ incorporation of initiator and restrictor roles in sexual dating interactions. Journal of Sex Research, 29(3), 435–446. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499209551658
  • Peixoto, M. M., & Nobre, P. (2015). Prevalence and sociodemographic predictors of sexual problems in Portugal: A population-based study with women aged 18 to 79 years. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 41(2), 169–180. https://doi.org/10.1080/0092623X.2013.842195
  • Powell, J., Inglis, N., Ronnie, J., & Large, S. (2011). The characteristics and motivations of online health information seekers: Cross-sectional survey and qualitative interview study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 13(1), e20. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.1600
  • Revenson, T. A., Griva, K., Luszczynska, A., Morrison, V., Panagopoulou, E., Vilchinsky, N., & Hagedoorn, M. (2016). Caregiving in the illness context. Palgrave Pivot.
  • Rozmovits, L., & Ziebland, S. (2004). What do patients with prostate or breast cancer want from an Internet site? A qualitative study of information needs. Patient Education and Counseling, 53(1), 57–64. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00116-2
  • Schick, V., Herbenick, D., Reece, M., Sanders, S. A., Dodge, B., Middlestadt, S. E., & Fortenberry, J. D. (2010). Sexual behaviors, condom use, and sexual health of Americans over 50: Implications for sexual health promotion for older adults. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 7(suppl 5), 315–329. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.02013.x
  • Sedláková, T., & Ševčíková, A. (2020). Patterns and changes of sexual expression in older Czech women. Sexual and Relationship Therapy, 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681994.2020.1741541
  • Ševčíková, A., & Sedláková, T. (2020). The role of sexual activity from the perspective of older adults: A qualitative study. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 49(3), 969–981. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-019-01617-6
  • Steklíková, E. (2014). Sexualita seniorů [sexuality of elderly people] [Master thesis]. Charles University.
  • Træen, B., Carvalheira, A., Kvalem, I. L., & Hald, G. M. (2018). European older adults’ use of the internet and social networks for love and sex. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace, 12(3), article 1. https://doi.org/10.5817/CP2018-3-1
  • Træen, B., Hald, G. M., Graham, C. A., Enzlin, P., Janssen, E., Kvalem, I. L., Caevalheira, A., & Štulhofer, A. (2017). Sexuality in older adults (65+)-an overview of the literature, part 1: Sexual function and its difficulties. International Journal of Sexual Health, 29(1), 1–10. https://doi.org/10.1080/19317611.2016.1224286
  • Van Stee, S. K., & Yang, Q. (2018). Online cancer information seeking: Applying and extending the comprehensive model of information seeking. Health Communication, 33(12), 1583–1592. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2017.1384350
  • Wang, X., Shi, J., & Kong, H. (2021). Online health information seeking: A review and meta-analysis. Health Communication, 36(10), 1163–1175. https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2020.1748829

Reprints and Corporate Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

To request a reprint or corporate permissions for this article, please click on the relevant link below:

Academic Permissions

Please note: Selecting permissions does not provide access to the full text of the article, please see our help page How do I view content?

Obtain permissions instantly via Rightslink by clicking on the button below:

If you are unable to obtain permissions via Rightslink, please complete and submit this Permissions form. For more information, please visit our Permissions help page.