Sexual activity and help-seeking behaviours among older persons in Chile: the impact of health practitioner's interventions and of older person's pers

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Existing studies have highlighted that sexuality in later life has been overlooked and unspoken becauseof prejudice and stereotypes. Where older adults have raised concerns about expose their sexual health,the literature notes that they do not receive the guidance expected; meanwhile health providers considersexuality in later life as out of their scope and see themselves as without the knowledge and trainingrequired.This study investigates how older adults' personal characteristics and health practitioners' interventionsimpact upon older adults' sexual activity and help seeking behaviours in a Primary Health Care context inChile. Furthermore, this research will identify the strengths, weaknesses, enablers and barriers whicholder people and health practitioners express when addressing sexual health issues. It will also examinethe correlations between older adults' personal characteristics, their sexual activity and help-seekingbehaviours, and the correlation between practitioners' approach such consultations and older adults'sexual activity and help-seeking behaviours. This research has a cultural-specific approach by focusingon a Latin American country where sexuality in old age is often consider a taboo topic, and whereliterature from developed countries might be less applicable.This study will use mixed methods, carrying out surveys and semi-structured interviews, to gather dataon the experiences of older adults and on the views of health practitioners over sexual activity and thetreatment of this topic in a primary health care setting. The study will directly contribute to the design ofpolicies and professional training for health professionals advising older persons on sexual matters.