Page 91 - Petelin, Ana, Nejc Šarabon, eds. 2018. Zdravje starostnikov ▪︎ Health of the Elderly. Zbornik povzetkov z recenzijo ▪︎ Book of Abstracts. Koper: Založba Univerze na Primorskem/University of Primorska Press
P. 91
itudes of students about sexuality in the third age psihosocialni vidiki prilagajanja na staranje | psychosocial aspects of adjustment to aging
Maja Šajina Kresevič, Ester Benko
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: Aging is a process that leads gradually to the loss of functions of
an organism. Among the abilities that change with aging is also sexuality, which
is important in all periods of the individual's life. Sexuality among older adults
is often influenced by religion, family relations and education. The purpose of
the research was to study the views of nursing students on sexuality among
the elderly and the extent to which religion and family have an influence. Meth-
ods: A quantitative working method was used in the study, and a survey tech-
nique was used to collect data. The study included 58 students of the 3rd year
of nursing care, aged 21 to 40 years. By bivariant analysis, we found differences
in attitudes regarding religious beliefs of respondents, which we measured with
the analysis of variance - ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that religion has an impact on the views of the re-
spondents. Students that are described as atheists (PV = 3.0), as Christians
(PV = 2.8) and Islamists (PV = 2.3), most agree that sex is one of the basic hu-
man activities. Older people are still able to have sex, the atheists most strong-
ly agreed (PV = 3.0), followed by the opinion of Christians (PV = 2.6), and
least of all respondents of the Islamic faith (PV = 2.0). We also found that fam-
ily relationships have a influence on students' thinking about the topic of sex-
uality in old age. Discussion and conclusion: The results show that religion has
an impact on students' attitudes towards sexuality among older adults. Sexu-
ality should become a topic that should not be avoided by healthcare person-
nel and society.
Keywords: nursing students, nurses, sexuality, elderly people, aging
89
Maja Šajina Kresevič, Ester Benko
University of Primorska, Faculty of Health Sciences, Polje 42, 6310 Izola, Slovenia
Introduction: Aging is a process that leads gradually to the loss of functions of
an organism. Among the abilities that change with aging is also sexuality, which
is important in all periods of the individual's life. Sexuality among older adults
is often influenced by religion, family relations and education. The purpose of
the research was to study the views of nursing students on sexuality among
the elderly and the extent to which religion and family have an influence. Meth-
ods: A quantitative working method was used in the study, and a survey tech-
nique was used to collect data. The study included 58 students of the 3rd year
of nursing care, aged 21 to 40 years. By bivariant analysis, we found differences
in attitudes regarding religious beliefs of respondents, which we measured with
the analysis of variance - ANOVA.
Results: The results showed that religion has an impact on the views of the re-
spondents. Students that are described as atheists (PV = 3.0), as Christians
(PV = 2.8) and Islamists (PV = 2.3), most agree that sex is one of the basic hu-
man activities. Older people are still able to have sex, the atheists most strong-
ly agreed (PV = 3.0), followed by the opinion of Christians (PV = 2.6), and
least of all respondents of the Islamic faith (PV = 2.0). We also found that fam-
ily relationships have a influence on students' thinking about the topic of sex-
uality in old age. Discussion and conclusion: The results show that religion has
an impact on students' attitudes towards sexuality among older adults. Sexu-
ality should become a topic that should not be avoided by healthcare person-
nel and society.
Keywords: nursing students, nurses, sexuality, elderly people, aging
89
