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

ENILDA MARTA CARNEIRO DE LIMA MELLO; HANNA HELLEN FERNANDES MEDEIROS; NIKELLY YORANNE DE AQUINO DE MATOS

doi:10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss8.1131

Authors

ENILDA MARTA CARNEIRO DE LIMA MELLO

CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASILIA, BRAZIL
HANNA HELLEN FERNANDES MEDEIROS

CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASILIA, BRAZIL
NIKELLY YORANNE DE AQUINO DE MATOS

CENTRO UNIVERSITÁRIO DE BRASILIA, BRAZIL

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss8.1131

Keywords:

Physiotherapy, Female pelvic floor, Urinary incontinence, Urogenital system

Abstract

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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