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Objective: to assess the effect of a Nursing Rehabilitation program on the urinary incontinence management
of women after a CVA.
Method: quantitative, quasi-experimental, and longitudinal study conducted in a convalescence unit in the
Viana do Castelo district, Portugal, between September 2018 and March 2019. The sample included women
(n=30) aged between 45 and 90, experiencing urinary incontinence after a CVA, assigned to two groups:
experimental group (n=15) and control group (n=15). The functional rehabilitation program was applied to
the experimental group for 4 weeks. The program comprises behavioral changes and an exercise plan to
strengthen pelvic floor muscles, and the impact of urinary incontinence was assessed before and after the
intervention.
Results: a statistically significant correlation was found between the level of functional disability and the
impact of urinary incontinence (r=-0.499; p=0.005). Hence, the level of functional disability influences the
impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life. The functional rehabilitation program implemented in the
experimental group obtained positive results and decreased the frequency (t=6.985, p=0.000) and amount
(Z=-2.762, p=0.006) of urine loss.
Conclusion: the functional rehabilitation program positively impacted and decreased the frequency and
amount of urine loss.
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Keywords
Urinary incontinence Stroke Rehabilitation nursing Pelvic floor
Citation
Texto & Contexto Enfermagem 2022, v. 31:e20200656
Publisher
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina