Sexuality in Older Adults Receiving Palliative Care: A Fundamental Dimension through the End of Life
Abstract
The sexuality of older adults at advanced stages of illness, or at the end of life, remains a taboo topic that is rarely addressed in the literature and in practice. As a result, the knowledge base informing the support needs of older adults at the final stages of life with regards to sexuality remains scant. The present study seeks to explore experiences of sexuality in older adults with serious illness or receiving palliative care, focusing specifically on the place of sexuality in their lives [...]