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

作者：de Oliveira Claudia^*; Seleme Maura; Cansi Paula F; Consentino Renata F D C; Kumakura Fernanda Y; Moreira Gizelle A; Berghmans Bary

来源：Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira, 2013, 59(5): 460-466.

DOI：10.1016/j.ramb.2013.08.002

• Urinary incontinence
• Pregnancy
• Quality of life
• Women
• Pelvic floor

Objective: To investigate the occurrence of urinary incontinency (UI) in pregnant women and its relationship with socio-demographic variables and quality of life. %26lt;br%26gt;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. %26lt;br%26gt;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 %26lt; 0.001), black women (OR: 2.32; p = 0.005), women with more than 3 children (OR: 4.93; p %26lt; 0.001), obese (OR: 4.22; p %26lt; 0.001) and normal vaginal delivery (OR: 2.59; p %26lt; 0.001). %26lt;br%26gt;Conclusion: The majority of pregnant women have UI, negatively affecting the quality of their lives.

• 出版日期2013-10