Characterization of patients with urinary incontinence treated at an outpatient physiotherapy service

• Autor(a) principal: Tavares, Deise Iop
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Outros Autores: Kurtz, Manuella Chagas, Schlemmer, Gessica Bordin Viera, Souza, Cora da Gama, Santos, Tamires Daros dos, Vendrusculo, Alecsandra Pinheiro, Pivetta, Hedioneia Maria Foletto, Braz, Melissa Medeiros
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/42366
• topic: Urinary Incontinence; Urge; Stress; Physical Therapy Specialty.; Incontinência urinária; Incontinência urinária de urgência; Incontinência urinária por estresse; Fisioterapia.

Introduction: Urinary incontinence is considered one of the new epidemics associated with increased survival, being more frequent in women. Objective: To characterize the patients with urinary incontinence who were treated in the Physiotherapy service of a secondary service of medium complexity in the period from 2015 to 2017. Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive and quantitative study was carried out based on a documentary analysis of medical records of one secondary service of medium complexity during the period from 2015 to 2017. Results: UI was present in women with a mean age of 58.2 years, married, with associated hypertension or constipation, did not practice physical activity, with a prevalence of vaginal delivery and with episiotomy, losses occurred more during the day, in jet form, at exertion and after coughing or sneezing. Conclusion: It is expected that with these data a greater knowledge about the urinary incontinence and its aggravations will be able to be elaborated and actions to demystify them.