Revista de Cuidados Farmacêuticos e Sistemas de Saúde
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ISSN: 2376-0419
ISSN: 2376-0419
Greenspan FM
Introduction: Urinary incontinence can be distressful and may affect the quality of life to a great extent. Common types of UI are stress incontinence, urge incontinence and mixed incontinence. UI is more prevalent in older people and more frequently diagnosed in females than males. Efforts are made to investigate the primary disorder which causes incontinence, as UI is mostly secondary to an underlying medical condition. Methodology: This study included patients diagnosed with UI and was conducted during one year period extending from February 2013 to January 2014. The data also constituted of a self-administered questionnaire to access the patient’s knowledge regarding their disease. Ethical consent was obtained from the hospital where data were collected and oral and written consents were taken from all the participants prior to their participation. Results: The study included 332 patients with a response rate of 73.7%. Overall, 254 males and 278 females participated. 64.9% of the male participants had urge incontinence followed by 26.6% having stress incontinence, while only 8.44% of the males were diagnosed with mixed incontinence. In females 77.2% had stress incontinence followed by urge incontinence (15.1%) and only 7.3% had Mixed urinary incontinence. 24% of males and 44.3 % of females believed that pelvic exercises can prevent or treat UI. 34.6% of the total participants (40% females, 27.9% males) had an understanding that weak anatomy contributes to the development of UI. Conclusion: Stress incontinence is more common in women, while the dominant type in men is urge continence. All patients, especially pregnant women should be provided information regarding UI in order to efficiently cope up with the condition if encountered.