EFFECTS OF SEXUALITY ON COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN ELDERLY PEOPLE

Objective: to analyze the effects of sexuality on common mental disorders and quality oflife in elderly people.Method: cross-sectional study conducted with 721 elderly people from all regions of Brazil who answered four instruments: bio-sociodemographic, EVASI, SRQ-20 and WHOQOL-Old between July and October 2020. Data were analyzed using Mann-Whitney and Structural Equation Modeling tests adopting a 95% confidence interval.Results: sexuality exerted a strong, positive effect on quality of life (SC=0.778 [95%CI=0.680-0.862] p<0.001), while on common mental disorders, the effect was strong and negative (SC=-0.481 [95%CI=-0.540 - -0.421] p<0.001).Conclusion: because a strong effect on the variables was identified, the clinical relevance of sexuality being worked on more frequently in health services was verified. Thus, society benefits with the insertion of a little explored theme and with the weakening of existing prejudices, including among the elderly themselves

EFEITOS DA SEXUALIDADE NOS TRANSTORNOS MENTAIS COMUNS E NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA DE PESSOAS IDOSAS

Objetivo: Analisar os efeitos da sexualidade nos transtornos mentais comuns e na qualidade de vida de pessoas idosas.Método: Estudo transversal e analítico realizado com 721 pessoas idosas. Os participantes responderam a quatro instrumentos: biosociodemográfico, EVASI, SRQ-20 e WHOQOL-Old. Os dados foram analisados com os testes de Mann-Whitney e a Modelagem de Equações Estruturais, adotando intervalo de confiança de 95%.Resultados: A sexualidade exerceu efeito forte e positivo sobre a qualidade de vida (CP=0,778 [IC95%=0,680-0,862] p<0,001), enquanto que sobre os transtornos mentais comuns, o efeito observado foi forte e negativo (CP= -0,481 [IC95%= -0,540 – -0,421] p<0,001).Conclusão: o aumento quanti-qualitativo das vivências em sexualidade exerceu efeitos de aumento da qualidade de vida e de redução dos transtornos mentais comuns nas pessoas idosas. Por ser identificado efeito forte sobre as variáveis, constata-se a relevância clínica da sexualidade ser trabalhada com mais frequência nos serviços de saúde

EFECTOS DE LA SEXUALIDAD EN LOS TRASTORNOS MENTALES COMUNES Y EN LA CALIDAD DE VIDA DE LAS PERSONAS ANCIANAS

Objetivo: analizar los efectos de la sexualidad sobre los trastornos mentales comunes y la calidad de vida de las personas ancianas.Método: estudio transversal realizado con 721 ancianos de todas las regiones de Brasil que respondieron a cuatro instrumentos: biosociodemográficos, EVASI, SRQ-20 y WHOQOL-Old entre los meses de julio y octubre de 2020. Los datos se analizaron mediante las pruebas de Mann-Whitney y del Modelo de Ecuaciones Estructurales, adoptando un intervalo de confianza del 95%.Resultados: la sexualidad ejerció un efecto fuerte y positivo sobre la calidad de vida (CP=0,778 [IC 95%=0,680-0,862] p<0,001), mientras que, sobre los trastornos mentales comunes, el efecto fue fuerte y negativo (CP=-0,481 [IC 95%=-0,540 -0,421] p<0,001).Conclusión: al haberse identificado un efecto fuerte sobre las variables, se constató la relevancia clínica de que la sexualidad se trabaje con mayor frecuencia en los servicios de salud. Así, la sociedad se beneficia con la inserción de un tema poco explorado y con la fragilización de los prejuicios existentes, incluso entre las propias personas ancianas

MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL : A data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in P ortugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with 26% of all species being includedin the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associatedwith habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mam-mals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion formarine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems func-tionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is cru-cial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS INPORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublishedgeoreferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mam-mals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira thatincludes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occur-ring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live obser-vations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%),bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent lessthan 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrowsjsoil moundsjtunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animaljhairjskullsjjaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8),observation in shelters, (9) photo trappingjvideo, (10) predators dietjpelletsjpine cones/nuts, (11) scatjtrackjditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalizationjecholocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and100 m (76%). Rodentia (n=31,573) has the highest number of records followedby Chiroptera (n=18,857), Carnivora (n=18,594), Lagomorpha (n=17,496),Cetartiodactyla (n=11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n=7008). The data setincludes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened(e.g.,Oryctolagus cuniculus[n=12,159],Monachus monachus[n=1,512],andLynx pardinus[n=197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate thepublication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contrib-ute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting onthe development of more accurate and tailored conservation managementstrategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite thisdata paper when the data are used in publications.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Mammals in Portugal: a data set of terrestrial, volant, and marine mammal occurrences in Portugal

Mammals are threatened worldwide, with ~26% of all species being included in the IUCN threatened categories. This overall pattern is primarily associated with habitat loss or degradation, and human persecution for terrestrial mammals, and pollution, open net fishing, climate change, and prey depletion for marine mammals. Mammals play a key role in maintaining ecosystems functionality and resilience, and therefore information on their distribution is crucial to delineate and support conservation actions. MAMMALS IN PORTUGAL is a publicly available data set compiling unpublished georeferenced occurrence records of 92 terrestrial, volant, and marine mammals in mainland Portugal and archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira that includes 105,026 data entries between 1873 and 2021 (72% of the data occurring in 2000 and 2021). The methods used to collect the data were: live observations/captures (43%), sign surveys (35%), camera trapping (16%), bioacoustics surveys (4%) and radiotracking, and inquiries that represent less than 1% of the records. The data set includes 13 types of records: (1) burrows | soil mounds | tunnel, (2) capture, (3) colony, (4) dead animal | hair | skulls | jaws, (5) genetic confirmation, (6) inquiries, (7) observation of live animal (8), observation in shelters, (9) photo trapping | video, (10) predators diet | pellets | pine cones/nuts, (11) scat | track | ditch, (12) telemetry and (13) vocalization | echolocation. The spatial uncertainty of most records ranges between 0 and 100 m (76%). Rodentia (n =31,573) has the highest number of records followed by Chiroptera (n = 18,857), Carnivora (n = 18,594), Lagomorpha (n = 17,496), Cetartiodactyla (n = 11,568) and Eulipotyphla (n = 7008). The data set includes records of species classified by the IUCN as threatened (e.g., Oryctolagus cuniculus [n = 12,159], Monachus monachus [n = 1,512], and Lynx pardinus [n = 197]). We believe that this data set may stimulate the publication of other European countries data sets that would certainly contribute to ecology and conservation-related research, and therefore assisting on the development of more accurate and tailored conservation management strategies for each species. There are no copyright restrictions; please cite this data paper when the data are used in publications