Symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse and physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil: a cross-sectional study.
BMC Womens Health
; 19(1): 94, 2019 07 11.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Reproductive history and urogynecological disorders have been associated with limitations in physical function. However, little is known about the relationship between symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, and physical performance. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine whether symptoms of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse are independently associated factors with indicators of lower physical performance in middle-aged women from Northeast Brazil.METHODS:
This is a cross-sectional study of 381 women between 40 to 65 years old living in Parnamirim, Northeast Brazil. Physical performance was assessed by gait speed, chair stand and standing balance tests. Urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse were self-reported. Multiple linear regression analyses were performed to model the effect of self-reported urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse on each physical performance measure, adjusted for covariates (age, family income, education, body mass index, parity).RESULTS:
In the analysis adjusted for confounders, women reporting urinary incontinence spent, on average, half a second longer to perform the chair stand test (ß = 0.505 95% CI 0.034 0.976). Those reporting pelvic organ prolapse shortened the balance time with eyes open by 2.5 s on average (ß = - 2.556; CI - 4.769 - 0.343).CONCLUSIONS:
Symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence are associated to worse physical performance in middle-aged women. These seemingly small changes in physical performance levels are of clinical importance, since these conditions may influence women's physical ability, with implications for other tasks important to daily functioning and should be addressed by health policies targeting women's health and functionality.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Incontinencia Urinaria
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Prolapso de Órgano Pélvico
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Rendimiento Físico Funcional
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
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Pregnancy
País como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article