%0 Journal Article
%T PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTIONS: CLINICAL AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC PROFILE OF UROGYNECOLOGIC OUTPATIENTS
%A Camila Teixeira Moreira Vasconcelos
%A Jos¨¦ Ananias Vasconcelos Neto
%A Leonardo Robson Pinheiro Sobreira Bezerra
%A Kathiane Lustosa Augusto
%J Revista Gest£¿o & Sa¨²de
%D 2013
%I Universidade de Bras¨ªlia
%X This study aimed to assess the socio-demographic and clinical profile of urogynecologic outpatients of a public tertiary hospital in Fortaleza, Cear¨¢. This is a cross-sectional study whose sample consisted of 85 women with pelvic floor dysfunction. The age ranged from 27 to 86 years old (mean: 53.8¡À14.2). Most patients were married (54.9%), weren¡¯t working formally (40.0%) and didn¡¯t smoke (82.4%). Approximately half was in postmenopausal period (48.2%). Most of them were multiparous (89.4%) by vaginal delivery (92.9%). The main complaint reported was urinary incontinence (74.1%), and mixed urinary incontinence (MUI) was the most frequent (60.0%). Over half of the patients also had pelvic organ prolapse (75.3%), and the most common defect was from the anterior vaginal wall (55.3%). The majority (57.6%) had some form of anorectal dysfunction: constipation (40%), tenesmus (37.6%), fecal incontinence (16.5%). Most of the patients lost urine several times a day (57.3%), with impact on quality of life. The risk factors found are in agreement with literature data, as well as the prevalence of MUI. Given the concomitant disorders, it¡¯s important to address all pathologies, because they are prevalent conditions with medical, social, psychological and economic implications.
%K socioeconomic factors
%K pelvic floor disorders
%K urinary incontinence.
%U http://www.gestaoesaude.unb.br/index.php/gestaoesaude/article/view/226