Abstract
Objective: To investigate the factors that may interfere with the sexuality of the elderly population and their reflections on the Quality of Life (QOL). Methods: A cross-sectional research with a quantitative approach was carried out in a Teaching Program for the Elderly in Paraíba. From a data collection with the cross-cultural adaptation of the Scale for Quality of Sexual Function (QSF) into Portuguese. The Google Forms questionnaire was sent online due to social distance caused by the covid-19 pandemic. Subsequently, data were processed and entered in Microsoft Excel and data were analyzed using the R Core Team program (2020). Results: The research findings suggest that the factors that interfere in the sexuality of the elderly population are mainly related to hormonal issues, which reflect in the reduction of lubrication, sexual response, desire and others. In addition, items such as old age, female gender and absence seem to affect even more the elderly. Conclusion: It is concluded that the students of the studied institution are mainly composed of women and a great part of them may suffer interference in the QoL, due to aging alterations, with a possible mental and cognitive impact.