Analysis of selected risk factors and the level of awareness of urinary incontinence in women

Paulina Handzlik-Waszkiewicz, Kinga Duszka


Paulina Handzlik-Waszkiewicz, Kinga Duszka – Analysis of selected risk factors and the level of awareness of urinary incontinence in women. Fizjoterapia Polska 2022; 22(2); 70-80

Abstract
Objective. Research objective was to analyse selected risk factors for the incidence of urinary incontinence in a randomly selected group of women, as well as the frequency of accompanying symptoms. The level of consciousness and behaviour of women who experienced urinary incontinence were also analysed.
Material and methods. The survey covered 146 women aged 20 to 79, at the day rehabilitation ward at Professor Bogusław Frańczuk’s Lesser Poland Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Hospital in Krakow. The authors’ questionnaire containing 32 questions and the Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODI) were used for the research.
Results. There was a statistically significant correlation between the incidence of urinary incontinence and age in the respondents. In the youngest age group, the mean for the declared urinary incontinence was 46.5, while in the older groups it was over 80. The results also indicate a significant increase in pain in the lumbar spine in the group that experienced urinary incontinence (mean = 20.93) in relation to the rest of the respondents (mean = 12.83).
Conclusions. The problem of incontinence is age dependent, but it is common in all age groups. There is a relationship between the incidence of urinary incontinence and the method of giving birth and perinatal factors. It has also been found that women experiencing urinary incontinence episodes suffer from more pain. The vast majority of women who experience urinary incontinence do not undertake any treatment attempts.
Key words:
urinary incontinence, pelvic floor muscles, incontinence
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