scholarly journals Cinesioterapia e eletroestimulação na incontinência urinária feminina/ Kinesiotherapy and electrostimulation in female urinary incontinence

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristine Brandenburg ◽  
Lia Machado Fiuza Fialho ◽  
Miriam Viviane Baron ◽  
Aline Barbosa Texeira Martins

A incontinência urinária é definida como qualquer perda urinária involuntária e constitui um problema social e higiênico. O objetivo do estudo foi analisar a eficácia de tratamento fisioterapêutico na reeducação da musculatura do assoalho pélvico de mulheres com incontinência urinária por meio da cinesioterapia versus eletroestimulação. Trata-se de estudo quase experimental realizado na clínica FisioUNISC entre outubro de 2007 e maio de 2008. O estudo avaliou a força de contração da musculatura perineal em 36 mulheres por intermédio do perineômetro digital, do teste do absorvente e do questionário de qualidade de vida - King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ). A terapêutica foi constituída de dois grupos distintos: o primeiro realizava a cinesioterapia; o segundo, a eletroestimulação. Cada grupo concretizou 20 sessões de tratamento, realizado três vezes por semana. Mediante o teste do absorvente, constatou-se a redução na perda de urina e o consecutivo progresso da força de contração vaginal nos dois grupos investigados, com a cinesioterapia exprimindo melhor resultado. O KHQ evidenciou resultados similares, com melhora na pontuação para os dois grupos, destacando maior pontuação no grupo da cinesioterapia. Os resultados mostraram melhora do quadro de incontinência urinária com os dois tratamentos, contudo a cinesioterapia se mostrou a opção mais efetiva.

2014 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 319-327
Author(s):  
Síssi Sisconeto de Freitas ◽  
Maria Cristina Cortez Carneiro Meirelles ◽  
Adriana Clemente Mendonça

Introduction The importance of domestic guidelines as a help in the treatment of urinary incontinence (UI) is evident, but its influence on the quality of life (QoL) of incontinent women, when applied without supervision, is unknown. Objective To evaluate the influence of domestic guidelines for the treatment of UI on the QoL of incontinent women. Methods This is a quasi-experimental before and after study. Seventy one women with UI and a mean age of 53.47 (± 14.21) years were assessed, instructed with the aid of an illustrative and explanatory folder and reassessed after six months using the King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ). KHQ data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon test for paired samples, with significance level of 5%. Results There was a statistically proven improvement in six of the eight domains and in six of the ten symptoms assessed (p < 0.05). Conclusion We conclude that the domestic guidelines for treatment of UI positively influenced the QoL of the women who participated in this study.


2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eli Maria Pazzianotto-Forti ◽  
Patrícia Brigatto ◽  
Letícia Baltieri ◽  
José Eustáquio de Souza Júnior ◽  
Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro ◽  
...  

Abstract Introduction: Obesity is a contributing factor to the development of urinary incontinence (UI). Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of UI symptoms in women with morbid obesity and their impacts on quality of life (QOL), correlating the influence of age and body mass index (BMI) with the presence of UI. Method: Sixty-five women undergoing preoperative bariatric surgery, aged 35.8 ± 9.97 years, with an average BMI of 45.04 ± 6.79 kg/m2 were asked about the presence of UI symptoms; when they answered positively, the King’s Health Questionnaire (validated into Portuguese) was applied. The questionnaire was self-administered and all answers were assigned numerical scores. These scores were distributed according to quartiles and correlated with age and BMI. The level of hypothesis rejection was 5%, and analyses were performed using BioEstat software version 5.3. Results: Among 65 interviewees, 19 (29.23%) had symptoms of UI and went on to answer the questionnaire. The highest-scoring areas were “incontinence impact” (36.8) and “general health perception” (32.9). There was no significant correlation between questionnaire scores and BMI. In the association with age, the “incontinence impact” domain showed a significant, positive and moderate correlation (r = 0.52; p = 0.02). Conclusion: The prevalence of UI symptoms in the sample had a slight negative effect on QOL; however, UI associated with older ages significantly affected the QOL of the studied volunteers.


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