Perceived effects of health status on sexual activity in women and men older than 50

Published version of an article from the journal: Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. Also available from the publisher: http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7525-12-43 Background Sexual activity and enjoyment are considered to be important components of quality of life (QOL) for adults of all ages. However, limited data are available on the effects of health status on sexual activity in women and men older than 50 years. Thus, our aim was to explore the perceived effects of health status on sexual activity in women and men older than 50 years. Methods For this purpose we used data from an age and gender matched control study initially designed to study QOL in patients with low-energy wrist frac…