Impacto da incontinência urinária na qualidade de vida de gestantes com sobrepeso e obesidade

Abstract

Introduction: Factors such as pre-gestational body mass index (BMI) are a factor that may predispose pregnant women to the development of urinary incontinence (IU) during pregnancy and these cause embarrassment and discomfort due to their investigation. Objective: to verify the impact of quality of life (QoL) on pregnant women in different periods of gestation. Methodology: observational, cross-sectional and quantitative study, performed at a high risk prenatal outpatient clinic (PNAR). Pregnant women aged 18-40 years were included; fetus with gestational age (GI) up to 38 weeks. The Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) and the International Incontinence Consultation Questionnaire (ICIQ-SF) were collected. The sample was divided into three groups according to a GI. Results: Of the 38 women in the study, 23 (60.52%) are some type of urinary incontinence (UI). When stratifying UI types by pre-gestational BMI, a higher prevalence of stress UI and mixed UI is observed. It is observed a tendency to higher values of impact in the earlier and later turns of the gestation. The difference between the variables was not made. Conclusion: Observing the great part of the sample presented some anomaly in UBE and that these have a direct impact on the QoL. It is important to emphasize that UI is multifactorial and factors other than BMI can influence the severity and impact of UI in the QoL of pregnant women with obesity and overweight.