Cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy: a randomized clinical trial

• Autor(a) principal: Izidoro,Lívia Cristina de Resende
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Mata,Luciana Regina Ferreira da, Azevedo,Cissa, Paula,Adriano Augusto Peclat de, Pereira,M. Graça, Santos,Jackelline Evellin Moreira dos, Brasil,Virginia Visconde, Oliveira,Lizete Malagoni de Almeida Cavalcante
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672022000600165
• topic: Nursing; Urinary Incontinence; Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; Prostatectomy; Clinical Trial

ABSTRACT Objective: to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral program to control lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. Methods: a randomized clinical trial study, with 41 participants randomized into intervention (n=20) and control (n=21), for three months. The intervention group received the cognitive-behavioral program, while the control group received routine guidance from the service. Outcome variables were urinary incontinence intensity and lower urinary tract symptoms, assessed by the Pad-Test and Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy and King’s Health Questionnaire. Results: at the end of the study, the intervention group had a lower urinary incontinence intensity (p≤0.001), and there were less chances of presenting changes in urinary frequency (p≤0.001), urinary urgency (p≤0.001), nocturia (p=0.005), stress urinary incontinence (p≤0.001) and urge incontinence (p≤0.045). Conclusion: the cognitive-behavioral program was effective in reducing lower urinary tract symptoms after radical prostatectomy. Brazilian Clinical Trial Registry: RBR-3sstqg.