Knowledge of continent women on physiotherapy as a treatment of urinary incontinence

Objective: To identify the knowledge about physiotherapy as a treatment of urinary incontinence in continent women. Methods: The study was characterized by a cross-sectional and quantitative study. A ten items questionnaire, created by the researchers, was used with related questions about women's health. The sample consisted of 60 continents women, aged between 20-90 years, divided into age groups, accommodating ten participants in each age delimitation as follows: 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-90. Results: The results showed that 65% of the women did not know about the physiotherapeutic treatment for UI, 28.33% had heard and 6.67% knew about it. The channels of knowledge selected by the volunteers who claimed to know or hear about physiotherapy in the UI were 18.18% media, 31.82% were people known, 45.45% were health professionals, and 4.55% were other unna/med forms. It was also found that women aged between 60 and 90 years have more knowledge on the subject (15%) than those aged 20 to 39 (5%) and 40 to 59 years (0%). Conclusion: It is concluded, therefore, that continents women need more information regarding physical therapy treatment for urinary incontinence. In addition, this awareness should occur in a multidisciplinary way to cover a greater number of women and information providers, in view of the search for treatment early avoid greater complications.

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EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF CHILDREN VICTIMS OF BURNS ATTENDED IN A REFERENCE HOSPI-TAL IN THE AMAZON

Centro de Pesquisas Avançadas em Qualidade de Vida ◽

10.36692/v13n2-26 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

Leandro Lopes Rodrigues ◽

Welliton Werveson Pereira de Souza ◽

Tereza Cristina dos Reis Ferreira

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Family Environment ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Therapy Treatment ◽

The Subject ◽

Epidemiological Profile ◽

Burn Depth ◽

Medical Drug ◽

Therapy Intervention ◽

Therapy Treatment

Background: Burns represent a traumatic situation in children. Such trauma is experienced after hospital discharge, when the child finds it difficult to interact in his social and family environment. Information is the most effective way to reduce the consequences generated by the burn. Objectives: To trace the epidemiological profile of children victims of burns who enter a referral hospital in the Amazon. Methods: This study was retrospective, descriptive, observational, cross-sectional and documentary, of a quantitative nature, carried out through analyzes in hospital records, from January 2016 to December 2018. Results: Of the 403 records analyzed, the gender male stood out with 237 (59%) and female 166 (41%); the burned body surface index was 0 to 10% with 210 (52%); the burn depth was 2nd degree, with 370 (92%) of the total cases; medical drug treatment, tramadol as the most used 180 (53%). As for clinical treatment with intervention, debridement indicated a higher prevalence 340 (84%) of cases. In physical therapy treatment, 255 (63%) did not undergo any type of physical therapy intervention, 389 (97%) did not present any complications during hospitalization. Conclusions: Studies to date are scarce with specific and detailed data on the subject, so that effective intervention strategies are provided in order to reduce this trauma in children, especially in the most prevalent age group of this study.

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Physical therapy treatment in incontinent women provided by a Public Health Service

Fisioterapia em Movimento ◽

10.1590/s0103-51502011000200014 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 327-335 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Daniela D'Attilio Toledo ◽

Anny Caroline Dedicação ◽

Maria Elisabete Salina Saldanha ◽

Miriam Haddad ◽

Patricia Driusso

Keyword(s):

Urinary Incontinence ◽

Physical Therapy ◽

Medical Treatment ◽

Chi Square ◽

Treatment Protocols ◽

Significance Level ◽

Chi Square Test ◽

Physical Therapy Treatment ◽

Therapy Treatment

INTRODUCTION: Urinary incontinence affects more than 50 million people worldwide, it has a great impact on quality of life by affecting social, domestic, occupational and sex life, regardless of age. Objective: The objective of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of physical therapy treatment in women attending the Urogynecology service of Hospital and Maternity Leonor Mendes de Barros. METHOD: We retrospectively assessed 65 records of patients with diagnosis of urinary incontinence treated between November 2005 and November 2006. In order to have their data analyzed, patients were divided into two groups; group MF, which underwent medical treatment and physiotherapy, and group M, which had only medical treatment. In order to compare both groups' quantitative data, the analysis was performed in Statistica® software using Mann Whitney's non-parametric test. The analysis of association between the quantitative variables was performed through the Chi-Square test at 5% (p > 0.05) significance level. RESULTS: We observed that 60.6% of patients who underwent physical therapy treatment and medical treatment had the urinary incontinence symptoms decreased or completely cured, while 80% of women belonging to the medical treatmen only-group underwent surgery. CONCLUSION: Thus, we conclude that physical therapy is essential in treatment protocols of urinary incontinence outpatient clinics and to prevent surgery.

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Percepção do portador de hérnia de disco acerca do tratamento fisioterapêutico

Bionorte ◽

10.47822/2526-6349.2020v9n1p26 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 26-35

Author(s):

Camila Almeida Guida ◽

Valmir Juneo Ferreira ◽

Francielle Vieira de Souza

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Treatment Method ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Treatment Modalities ◽

Lumbar Region ◽

Main Risk Factor ◽

Online Questionnaire ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physical Therapy Treatment ◽

Therapy Treatment

Objective: to analyze the benefits of physicaltherapytreatmentinpatients withaclinicaldiagnosisofherniateddisc.Materials and Methods: this descriptive study is characterized as a qualitative, quantitative and cross-sectional research. An online questionnaire was collected to collect data about the benefits of physical therapytreatmentinpatientswithdischerniation.Results:itwasevidencedprevalenceofdisc hernias in individuals aged 38 to 42 years, male, with predominance in the lumbar region, having as main risk factor to take / carry weight. As a conservative treatment method, 68.3% underwent physical therapy and 61% of individuals reported having associated exercises with the treatment method. Of 41 respondents, 30 reported that physical therapy treatment helped reduce pain. Conclusion: it can be concluded that the physiotherapeutic treatment through its various treatment modalities provides benefitsto the disc herniated patient, reducing the pain and improving the whole kinesiofunctionalcomplex.

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