Urinary incontinence in pregnant women and its relation with socio-demographic variables and quality of life

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira

Claudia De Oliveira²  Maura Seleme¹  Paula F Cansi¹  Renata Fdc Consentino¹  Fernanda Y Kumakura¹  Gizelle A Moreira¹  Bary Berghmans¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São PauloSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: Urinary incontinence;    Pregnancy;    Quality of life;    Women;    Pelvic floor;    Incontinência urinária;    Gravidez;    Qualidade de vida;    Mulheres;    Assoalho pélvico;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.ramb.2013.08.002

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence of urinary incontinency (UI) in pregnantwomen and its relationship with socio-demographic variables and quality of life. METHODS: A descriptive cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted to investigate 495 women using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF). The survey was conducted on the same day of delivery, with the volunteers still in the maternity ward. Statistical analysis of the comparison between groups 1 (incontinence) and 2 (continent) was done using chi-square test for comparison of proportions of women with and without urinary incontinency and logistic regression analysis. RESULTS: From the total of 495 women studied, 352 (71%) reported having had UI during the last four weeks of pregnancy. Group 1 presented the ICIQ-SF median score of 11 (range 3- 21), considered as severe impact in quality of life. Logistic regression analysis showed that there was a closer relation between the self-report of UI with the following variables: level of education below 8 years (OR: 2.99; p < 0.001), black women (OR: 2.32; p= 0.005), women with more than 3 children (OR: 4.93; p < 0.001), obese (OR: 4.22; p < 0.001) and normal vaginal delivery (OR: 2.59; p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The majority of pregnantwomen have UI, negatively affecting the quality of their lives.

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