Perfil epidemiologico e qualidade de vida das mulheres com incontinencia urinaria sus-dependentes, na região de Jau / Epidemiologic and quality of life of women with urinary incontinence, depending on public health system, in the region of Jau

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2005

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lntrodaction - Many articles published on urinary incontinence offer little information of how distressing and difficult it can be in sociallife. In Brazil, information on the incidence of incontinent is scarce, but there is an estimate that there is a large number of female patients with urinary incontinence, who went to the public health service in Jaú and their Quality ofLive. Patients and Methods -One hundred and seventy women with urinary incontinence were interviewed, of these, 156 were selected, as they fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria previously defined. A questionnaire, designed specially for epidemiological aspects, was apply to verify the leveI of education, color of the skin, pregnancies and types of deliveries, previous surgeries to treat urinary incontinence, commorbidities, type and length of symptons. The "KING S HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE", a specific instrument for urinary incontinence, was given to verify the impact on the Quality ofLife. Results - Urinary incontinence had an increased incidence between the ages of 50 to 59. Mixed urinary incontinence was more frequent, 99 (60,25%). The period of incontinence was ofover one year in 147 (94,23%). One hundred and twenty tive (80.13%) declared to have white skin. The family income was in the lower levels. Correlating DI with concomitant disease, 74 (47.43%) had no disease, 62 (39.74%) had high blood pressure, 19 (12.7<./0)were diabetic, 8 (5.12%) had depression, and 15 (9.61%) had back pain, lung diseases or panic syndrome. As to their own perception ofhealth, 89 (57.05%) classitied it as "regular". One hundred and ten (70.51%) patients answered that this problem affected greatly the quality of their lives ; 120 (76.92%) limited trips and 93 (59.62%) limited social encounters. Only 7 (4.48%) ofthe women answered that the fact of losing urine did not bother them, the other answers varied intensity from "a little", "moderately" to "a lot". Conclusion - There was a progressive increase in urinary incontinence with the more elderly. Incontinence was more common in white skinned patients having low incomes and little schooling. High blood pressure and diabetes were the commorbidities more frequento Most of the women had had multiple pregnancies. The Quality of Life was severely affected in psychosocial aspects

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qualidade de vida epidemiologia epidemiology urinary incocntinence incontinencia urinaria quality of life

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