Incontinência urinária em mulheres sedentárias e praticantes de exercício físico

Abstract

Introduction: Urinary Incontinence (UI) is defined according to the International Continence Society (ICS) as any involuntary loss of urine. Women who practice high-impact physical exercise and loss of sphincter function due to factors related to advanced age, multiparity and hypoestrogenism are the main risk factors that trigger UI (NYGAARD, 1997). Objective: To identify and evidence the presence of urinary loss in women practicing physical and sedentary exercise for the association of the presence of urinary symptoms among sedentary women and women practicing physical exercise. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional study, with a quantitative approach to the data, the research was carried out through an active search in Goiânia and metropolitan region of Goiânia and sampling was for convenience in groups of women practicing physical and sedentary exercises, both from the city of Goiânia-Goiás. The search for possible participants was actively through direct contact, via electronic, social networks and multiplatform instant messaging applications (whatsapp) with a sociodemographic questionnaire elaborated by the researchers composed of information about the personal, social and physical aspects of the participants. Results: In this study, 64 women participated who were divided into two groups. Regarding the characterization of the clinical profile of the investigated, no significant differences were observed regarding the number of pregnancies, type of delivery and episiotomy. Conclusion: There was no statistically significant difference regarding the type of loss. Although there was no statistical difference in relation to the occurrence of urinary loss, the sedentary group presented a higher rate of urinary loss.