Physiotherapy urinary incontinence: views on the quality of life of elderly women

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Luzia Wilma Santana da
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Lucas, Taís Queiroz Campos, Santos, Sara de Santana Oliveira dos, Novaes, Vilmary Silva, Pires, Eulina Patrícia Oliveira Ramos, Lodovici, Flamínia Manzano Moreira
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Kairós (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/2176-901X.2017v20i1p221-238
• topic: Fisioterapia; Incontinência Urinária; Mulheres; Qualidade de Vida.; Fisioterapia; Incontinencia urinaria; Mujeres; Calidad de Vida.; Physiotherapy; Urinary Incontinence; Women; Quality of Life.

Purpose: to characterize the profile and the prevalence of urinary incontinence types in adult-elderly women, and to evaluate the quality of life of participants before and after a pelvic muscle strength training program. Methods: mixed and interventionist method of study, attended by 11 women with urinary incontinence complaints, all enrolled in an interdisciplinary program of teaching-research-extension linkage in regular physical activity. It consisted of kinesiotherapy sessions for strengthening the pelvic floor, for 3 months, 3 times a week, in group, for 50 minutes. Before the sessions 3 questionnaires were implemented: the Gaudenz-Fragebogen Questionnaire, to analyze the type of incontinence, the Quality Of Life Questionnaire, King's Health Questionnaire (KHG), and a Sociodemographic Questionnaire. At the end of the program, speeches were collected about the perception of improvement, which were interpreted in an interdisciplinary approach. Results: most of the women were married, with little schooling, multiparous and stress urinary incontinence. All showed perception of improvement after the strength training of the pelvic floor. Conclusion: pelvic floor muscle exercises, through strength training, proved effective in the improvement of the participants’ physical and emotional well-being. Keywords: Physiotherapy; Urinary Incontinence; Women; Quality of Life.