Sex and the older man.
Sexual health is an important part of an individual's physical and emotional wellbeing. Sexuality and sexual wellbeing are often associated with young people and therefore the needs of the older person can be overlooked. Such discrimination is unjustifiable given that statistics show a rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and new diagnoses of HIV in the older man. These worrying trends emphasise the legitimate need for nurses to address sexuality and sexual wellbeing as an essential component of health care.
Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, School of Nursing and Midwifery, De Montfort University, Leicester.
Wendy
W
Norton
Penny
P
Tremayne
D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D054526:Men's Health; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D019529:Sexuality; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
HIV; Holistic health; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted disease