机构:[1]Guangxi Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Guangxi Key Lab AIDS Prevent & Treatment, Nanning, Peoples R China[2]London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Fac Infect & Trop Dis, Dept Clin Res, London, England[3]Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Tongren Hosp, Hongqiao Int Inst Med, Publ Hlth Res Ctr,Sch Med, Shanghai, Peoples R China[4]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Peoples R China深圳医学信息中心中国医学科学院阜外医院深圳医院[5]Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Sch Med, Shanghai, Peoples R China[6]Shizhong Dist Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Dept AIDS STD Control & Prevent, Jinan, Peoples R China[7]Guizhou Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Key Lab Environm Pollut Monitoring & Dis Control, Guiyang, Guizhou, Peoples R China[8]Affiliat Shanghai Municipal Ctr Dis Control & Prev, Dept AIDS STD Control & Prevent, Shanghai, Peoples R China[9]Chongqing Municipal Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Dept AIDS STD Control & Prevent, Chongqing, Peoples R China[10]Tianjin Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Dept AIDS STD Control & Prevent, Tianjin, Peoples R China[11]Baiyun Dist Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Guanghzou, Peoples R China[12]Wuxi Municipal Ctr Dis Control & Prevent, Dept AIDS STD Control & Prevent, Wuxi, Peoples R China[13]Fudan Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 130 Andong Rd, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
Background: Sexual response problems among older adults are not an inevitable consequence of aging but rather a response to sexual health. However, there is a lack of recent and multicenter data on this issue in China. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence of sexual response problems and their correlates among older adults. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study on sexual well-being was conducted among individuals aged more than 50 years in China between June 2020 and December 2022. Data on sociodemographics, physical health, psychological health, and sexual response problems were collected through face-to-face interviews. We included sexually active older adults who reported either vaginal, oral, or anal sex in the past 12 months for this study. Sexual response problems included a lack of interest or enjoyment in sex; feeling anxious, having pain, or no excitement during sex; no desire or orgasms; and the lack of lubrication in sex. The stepwise logistic regression models were used to examine the correlates of sexual response problems. Results: A total of 1317 sexually active older adults (842 men, 475 women) were included. Older women reported a higher prevalence of sexual response problems than older men (52.0% [247/475] vs 43.1% [363/842]). Common factors associated with at least one of the sexual response problems included living in rural areas (men: adjusted odds ratio [aOR]=0.31, 95% CI 0.22-0.43; women: aOR=0.29, 95% CI 0.19-0.43) and abnormal BMI (aOR=men: 1.52, 95% CI1.11-2.07; women: aOR=2.19, 95% CI 1.47-3.28). Among older men, sleep quality (aOR=1.87, 95% CI 1.30-2.68), emotional connection with sex partners during sexual intercourse (aOR=0.69, 95% CI 0.50-0.96), frequently experienced fatigue (aOR=2.47, 95% CI 1.59-3.90), anxiety (aOR=4.26, 95% CI 1.12-21.27), and seeking professional help for sex life (aOR=1.58, 95% CI 1.14-2.21) were associated with sexual response problems. Among older women, sexual response problems were associated with a lack of physical exercise (aOR=1.69, 95% CI 1.13-2.54), poor sex-partner relationships (aOR=1.70, 95% CI 1.12-2.60), and depressive symptoms (aOR=3.18, 95% CI 1.18-10.24). Conclusions: Sexual response problems are common among older adults. These problems were associated with adverse physical health, mental health, and poor sex-partner relationships. These findings highlight the importance for health care providers to take into account the physical and psychological health of older adults, as well as the quality of their relationships with sexual partners when diagnosing and addressing sexual response problems.
基金:
Natural Science Foundation of China International/Regional Research Collaboration Project [72061137001]; Natural Science Foundation of China Excellent Young Scientists Fund [82022064]
第一作者机构:[1]Guangxi Med Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, Guangxi Key Lab AIDS Prevent & Treatment, Nanning, Peoples R China[2]London Sch Hyg & Trop Med, Fac Infect & Trop Dis, Dept Clin Res, London, England
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通讯机构:[4]Sun Yat Sen Univ, Sch Publ Hlth Shenzhen, Shenzhen, Peoples R China[13]Fudan Univ, Sch Publ Hlth, 130 Andong Rd, Shanghai 200032, Peoples R China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Liang Bingyu,Xu Chen,Wang Bingyi,et al.Sexual Response Problems and Their Correlates Among Older Adults From the Sexual Well-Being (SWELL) Study in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study[J].JMIR AGING.2025,8:doi:10.2196/66772.
APA:
Liang, Bingyu,Xu, Chen,Wang, Bingyi,Li, Xinyi,Peng, Xin...&Zou, Huachun.(2025).Sexual Response Problems and Their Correlates Among Older Adults From the Sexual Well-Being (SWELL) Study in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR AGING,8,
MLA:
Liang, Bingyu,et al."Sexual Response Problems and Their Correlates Among Older Adults From the Sexual Well-Being (SWELL) Study in China: Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study".JMIR AGING 8.(2025)