Conhecimento e prevalência da incontinência urinária em acadêmicas do curso de bacharelado em Educação Física da Universidade de Caxias do Sul

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) is a pelvic floor disorder that negatively affects women's quality of life and is increasingly evident in female individuals who practice physical exercise. Objective: to verify the knowledge and prevalence of UI in students of the Bachelor of Physical Education Course at the University of Caxias do Sul. Materials and Methods: this is an observational, descriptive cross-sectional study, carried out in city of Caxias do Sul/RS. sample consisted of 50 women aged 18 to 29 years. The questionnaires were used: QC-UI, IPAQ and ICIQ-SF. The descriptive analysis of the sample were analyzed by means and standard deviation and the comparison of data from the questionnaires was through Pearson's chi-square test with significance of p? 0.05. Results: of the sample analyzed, 24% reported involuntary loss of urine, of these, the majority mentioned losing a small amount, often once a week or less. The impact of UI on quality of life was mild to moderate, according to question 5 of the ICIQ-SF. Regarding the knowledge about UI, only 5/10 questions obtained the percentage of correct answers equal to or greater than 50%. The statements about the relationship of UI with age and physical exercise were those that had the highest rates of incorrect answers. and I do not know". Conclusion: in this study, there was a prevalence of UI in physical exercise practitioners and a low level of knowledge about this dysfunction (sic).