Prevalência de incontinência urinária em funcionárias de uma instituição particular de ensino superior no município de Trindade

Abstract

Urinary Incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine through the urethra. It affects people of both sexes in different age groups, most often in females. The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence in female employees of a

private higher education institution in the municipality of Trindade. A quantitative cross- sectional study was performed. Data were collected through the application of socio- economic questionnaire, ICIQ-SF and King's Health quality of life. A total of 48 women,

employees of the Faculdade União de Goyazes, with a mean age of 32.73 years, were the majority (29.2%) and married (47.9%) and had a master's degree (12.2% ). The overall mean observed was zero child per woman surveyed. In the ICIQ-SF data, 33.3% of the participants had urinary incontinence and 6.25% reported losing urine several times a day. In the King's Health questionnaire, 6.25% of participants consider their current quality of life to be poor. When questioned about the interference of incontinence at work, 25% report having few problems. A total of 18.75% respectively stated a strong desire to urinate. As for emotions, 6.25% reported feeling very depressed and unwell with their bladder problem and 18.75% said they always felt tired due to urinary incontinence. These findings reveal the importance of professional interventions performed in an adequate way for the care of these women. Thus, education proposals and interventions on urinary