Sintomas urinários e gravidade da incontinência urinária de mulheres encaminhadas à fisioterapia

• Autor(a) principal: Andrade, Ana Letícia Alves
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Tipo de documento: Trabalho de conclusão de curso
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/64093
• topic: Incontinência Urinária; Distúrbios do Assoalho Pélvico; Fisioterapia

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is a condition characterized by the involuntary loss of urine. UI is a public health problem, has a worldwide impact, is associated with worse quality of life, worse mental health, lower productivity and has an impact on social functioning, being about three times more reported in women. Women with UI report negative beliefs and misinformation about the condition. The investigation of urinary symptoms and their association with severity is essential for the elaboration of treatment plans and the development of health education materials. The aim of this study was to evaluate associations between urinary symptoms and the severity of UI and the association between two measures of severity of women referred to Physical Therapy in a Maternity-School. This is a quantitative, observational and crosssectional study, based on the observation of medical records in a retrospective manner. The sample consisted of women assisted by the Pelvic Physiotherapy Outpatient Service of the Maternity School Assis Chateaubriand. Sociodemographic, urogynecological and obstetrical history, King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) severity measure and Incontinence Severity Index (ISI) were collected from women aged 18 years and over who had a chief complaint of UI. Data were stored and analyzed by the Jamovi 1.2.25 software and with an alpha of significance lower than 0.05. Descriptive analysis was performed for continuous variables, frequencies and percentages for categorical variables. Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variables and Fisher's exact test for categorical variables. The study included 400 women with a mean age of 55 years (±12.2), with MUI being the most prevalent diagnosis (44.5%). There was a significant difference for the association between the presence of urinary symptoms and the severity of UI, and a positive association between the measures of severity studied. We conclude that there is an association between urinary symptoms and the severity of UI in women referred to Physical Therapy in a Maternity School.