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ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025

Silent struggles: help-seeking barriers for sexual difficulties among adults 50+ in Czechia.

Gabriela Gore-Gorszewska, Anna Ševčíková, Klára Bártová, Lucie Krejčová, Lucie Kalenská, Renáta Androvičová, Petr Weiss, Kateřina Klapilová

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Article in Frontiers in psychology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Gabriela Gore-GorszewskaPsychology Research Institute, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Anna ŠevčíkováPsychology Research Institute, Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, Czechia.
Klára BártováCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.
Lucie KrejčováCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.
Lucie KalenskáCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.
Renáta AndrovičováCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.
Petr WeissCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.
Kateřina KlapilováCenter for Sexual Health and Interventions, National Institute of Mental Health, Klecany, Czechia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although sexual problems become more common with age, older adults rarely seek professional help. Understanding why is key to supporting sexual health in aging populations. This study assessed the prevalence of sexual difficulties, help-seeking behavior, and reasons for not seeking help among Czech adults aged 50-75, using nationally representative data from the 2023/2024 CzechSex survey (

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adults 50+barriers to help seekingCzechSexdistresshelp-seeking behaviornational survey dataolder adultssexual difficulties

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