Stress urinary incontinence in climacteric women in a northeastern Brazilian municipality: a household survey

Efficacy of pelvic floor physiotherapy intervention for stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women: systematic review

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS

Our objective was to evaluate the effectiveness of pelvic floor physiotherapy interventions for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in postmenopausal women.

METHODS

Searches were performed in MEDLINE/PubMed, PEDro, Cochrane Library Registry and LILACS databases until October 2021. Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which had physiotherapy interventions as primary outcome were included. There were no restrictions on the year of publication or language. Qualitative methodology was evaluated using the PEDro scale.

RESULTS

After applying inclusion/exclusion criteria and quality control, 6 randomized controlled trials were included in this systematic review. Methodological quality of trials varied from 5 to 8 (out of 10 possible points in PEDro scale score). Sample consisted of 715 subjects; mean age was between 51.6 and 66.3 years; SUI severity scale ranged from small to severe. Interventions were pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT); vaginal cone (VC); biofeedback (BF); electrical muscle stimulation (EMS); radiofrequency (RF) and electroacupuncture (EA). Pelvic floor physiotherapy was effective in all studies, however, meta-analysis was considered irrelevant due to the heterogeneity of the reported interventions.

CONCLUSION

There is not a literature consensus about the most effective pelvic floor physiotherapy intervention applied to stress urinary incontinence in postmenopausal women. It seems appropriate to state that further randomized controlled clinical trials should be done, due to the limited number of studies and heterogeneity of physiotherapeutic interventions applied to date.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

This systematic review is registered in PROSPERO in the trial registration CRD42021255062.

Urinary Incontinence in Climacteric Women With or Without Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study

OBJECTIVE

This study aimed to investigate whether the occurrence of urinary incontinence (UI) is associated with increased odds of depression in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women.

METHODS

This cross-sectional study included 208 women with depressive symptoms, confirmed by the Beck Depression Inventory, and 247 patients without depression. All participants were perimenopausal or postmenopausal women aged 35 to 65 years who attended an outpatient clinic from a tertiary-academic hospital in Northeastern Brazil. Urinary incontinence symptoms were assessed using patient's self-report and the validated versions of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form and the Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis. To investigate the severity of climacteric symptoms, the Blatt-Kupperman Index was used, and menopause-related quality of life was analyzed using the Utian Quality of Life Questionnaire.

RESULTS

In univariate analysis, the Beck Depression Inventory-II mean scores for UI and non-UI women were, respectively, 15.5 (95% confidence interval, 14.28-16.72) and 11.83 (10.52-13.13; P < 0.05). Patients with moderate and severe scores of depression reported higher International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Short Form and Questionnaire for Urinary Incontinence Diagnosis scores when compared with women with mild depression scores and women without depression (P < 0.001). Conversely, in multivariate analysis, having UI was not associated with having depression (odds ratio [OR], 0.85; 0.52-1.37; P = 0.50), after adjusting for confounders. Older age (>55 years) was associated with decreased odds of depression (OR, 0.43; 0.21-0.88; P = 0.02), whereas moderate (OR, 2.28; 1.40-3.71; P = 0.001) and severe (OR, 7.70; 2.79-21.23) intensities of menopause symptoms were associated with increased odds of depression.

CONCLUSION

Urinary incontinence was not associated with depression within climacteric women after multivariate analysis.

Prevalence and factors associated with urinary incontinence in climacteric

OBJECTIVE

To estimate the prevalence and identify associated factors to urinary incontinence (UI) in climacteric women.

METHOD

In a cross-sectional study with a stratified random sample, 1,200 women aged between 35 and 72 years were studied, enrolled in the Family Health Strategy in the city of Pindamonhangaba, São Paulo. Urinary incontinence was investigated using the International Consultation of Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form, while associated factors were assessed based on a self-reported questionnaire with socio-demographic, obstetric and gynecological history, morbidities and drug use. The prevalence of urinary incontinence was estimated with a 95% confidence interval (95CI) and the associated factors were identified through multiple logistic regression model performed using Stata software, version 11.0.

RESULTS

Women had a mean age of 51.9 years, most were in menopause (59.4%), married (87.5%), Catholic (48.9%), and declared themselves black or brown (47.2%). The mean age of menopause of women with UI was 47.3 years. The prevalence of UI was 20.4% (95CI: 17.8-23.1%). The factors associated with UI were urinary loss during pregnancy (p=0.000) and after delivery (p=0.000), genital prolapse (p=0.000), stress (p=0.001), depression (p=0.002), and obesity (p=0.006).

CONCLUSION

The prevalence of UI was lower but similar to that found in most similar studies. Factors associated with the genesis of UI were urinary loss during pregnancy and after delivery, genital prolapse and obesity.

Validation and cultural translation for Brazilian Portuguese version of the Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) and Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20)

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS

Pelvic floor disorders [urinary (UI) and/or fecal C (FI) incontinence, pelvic organ prolapse (POP)] may have a significant impact in womens' quality of life (QoL). The Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire (PFIQ-7) and Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory (PFDI-20) help assess these disorders; however, we do not have them culturally translated in the Brazilian Portuguese language.

METHODS

A cross-sectional study was performed of 185 women with pelvic floor disorders (PFD group) and 65 healthy patients (control group). A translated, pilot-tested, Brazilian Portuguese version were given to these women. Internal consistency, construct validity, and floor/ceiling effect were assessed. Test-retest was performed in 79 patients after 4 weeks, and responsiveness was assessed in 42 patients after surgical treatment.

RESULTS

Internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) was adequate between PFD and control groups on the PFDI-20 (0.816-0.844) and PFIQ-7 (0.823-0.846). Test-retest reliability was also adequate [intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) 0.803-0.843]. Subscales [Pelvic Organ Prolapse Impact Questionnaire (POPIQ-7) and Colorectal-Anal Impact Questionnaire (CRAIQ-7) from the PFIQ-7 demonstrated floor effect (42.70, 60, and 18.38 %, respectively) in the PFD group, with no influence at total score. No ceiling effect was observed. Construct validity was adequate at all correlations between clinical symptoms and subscales in both questionnaires in both groups. Responsiveness was demonstrated by a statistically significant reduction in scale/subscale scores from PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 after surgical treatment.

CONCLUSION

The PFDI-20 and PFIQ-7 presented adequate cultural translation and are reliable and valid in the Brazilian Portuguese language.

Prevalence of urinary incontinence and its association with multimorbidity in women aged 50 years or older: A population-based study

AIMS

To evaluate the prevalence and associated risk factors for urinary incontinence, as well as its association with multimorbidity among Brazilian women aged 50 or over.

METHODS

This was a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional population-based study including 622 women 50 years or older, conducted in the city of Campinas-SP-Brazil. The dependent variable was Urinary Incontinence (UI), defined as any complaint of urine loss. The independent variables were sociodemographic data, health-related habits, self-perception of health and functional capacity evaluation. Statistical analysis was carried out using the Chi-square test and Poisson regression.

RESULTS

The mean age of the women was 64. UI was prevalent in 52.3% of these women: Mixed UI (26.6%), Urge UI (13.2%) and Stress UI (12.4%). Factors associated with a higher prevalence of UI were hypertension (OR 1.21, CI 1:01-1:47, P = 0.004), osteoarthritis (OR 1.24, CI 1:03-1:50, P = 0.022), physical activity ≥3 days/week (OR 1.21, CI 1:01-1:44, P = 0.039), BMI ≥ 25 at the time of the interview (OR 1.25, CI 1:04-1:49, P = 0.018), negative self-perception of health (OR 1.23, CI 1:06-1:44 P = 0.007) and limitations in daily living activities (PR 1:56 CI 1:16-2:10, P = 0.004).

CONCLUSIONS

The prevalence of UI was high. Mixed incontinence was the most frequent type of UI. Many associated factors can be prevented or improved. Thus, health policies targeted at these combined factors could reduce their prevalence rate and possibly decrease the prevalence of UI.

Incontinência urinária e noctúria: prevalência e impacto sobre qualidade de vida em idosas numa Unidade Básica de Saúde

Objetivos: estimar a prevalência de incontinência urinária e de seus subtipos (incontinência urinária de esforço, bexiga hiperativa e incontinência mista), a prevalência do sintoma de noctúria, e avaliar o impacto dessas condições sobre a qualidade de vida na população de idosas atendida para vacinação numa Unidade Básica de Saúde de Niterói-RJ. Métodos: estudo observacional descritivo, com utilização das versões brasileiras do International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form e do King's Health Questionnaire, respectivamente, para triagem de mulheres com incontinência urinária e para avaliar o impacto da incontinência urinária e da noctúria sobre a qualidade de vida. Participaram do estudo 66 mulheres. Resultados: a média das idades foi de 69,6±7,2 anos. Com o International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form, a prevalência de incontinência urinária foi de 42,4%, sendo que 42,9% das idosas incontinentes referiram que a perda interferia nas suas atividades diárias. A prevalência de incontinência urinária de esforço, bexiga hiperativa e incontinência mista foi de 15,2%, 12,1% e 10,6%, respectivamente. Dentre as mulheres incontinentes, 20 aceitaram responder ao King's Health Questionnaire, tinham incontinência mista 11 delas (55%) e 16 apresentavam noctúria (80%). Houve comprometimento da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios. Conclusão: a prevalência de incontinência urinária foi elevada na população estudada. Com a utilização do questionário de triagem, a incontinência urinária de esforço foi o subtipo mais comum, ao passo que a utilização do questionário de avaliação de qualidade de vida mostrou prevalência mais elevada de incontinência mista. A frequência de noctúria foi estimada somente para as mulheres que responderam ao King's Health Questionnaire. Houve comprometimento da qualidade de vida em todos os domínios avaliados.

Incontinence and Chronic Illness

Objetivo: explorar la producción y contenido de la información disponible a nivel mundial sobre el abordaje de la incontinencia urinaria (IU) e incontinencia fecal (IF) y su relación con la enfermedad crónica (EC). Materiales y métodos: a partir de una revisión de literatura en las bases de datos Cinahl, Ovid, Scielo, Medline y Psychoinfo, entre los años 2009 y 2012, bajo los descriptores de incontinencia urinaria e incontinencia fecal, en combinación con enfermedad crónica, con su traducción al inglés, se identificaron, analizaron y clasificaron los planteamientos sobre el tema de la incontinencia según relevancia para la comprensión de la misma en la situación de EC. Resultados: se presentan los estudios encontrados clasificados en cinco grandes grupos sobre IU e IF que incluyen los que ilustran la magnitud del problema por su frecuencia y tipología, los que establecen relación directa entre la incontinencia y la EC, los que describen otros factores asociados con la incontinencia y con la EC, los que abordan la forma de valorar la incontinencia y los que dan aportes respecto al manejo de la IU o IF en la EC. Conclusiones: la literatura tiene abundante producción científica en sus dos últimos años y a nivel mundial sobre la IU pero no en igual proporción sobre la IF. Existen modelos para la valoración, medición y comprensión del fenómeno así como para la intervención y atención puntual sobre la misma. No se reportan abordajes integrales al problema de la IU e IF en personas con EC.