Prevalência da incontinência urinária em pessoas idosas no Brasil

Abstract

Urinary incontinence (UI) has been identified by professionals as a public health problem, because of the greatness of their occurrence and consequences, but few health professionals investigate this problem and there are few studies on the topic, especially performed by nurses. Although aging does not imply ill, the elderly are, in most cases, subject to chronic diseases and the prevalence of UI in this population is high. The objective of the study is to identify the prevalence of urinary incontinence in the elderly in Brazil. It is an integrative review carried out from 2000, whose study population of elderly people with UI in Brazil. The results showed that, although the study samples being of older people, the characteristics of these studies differ. It was also found that the prevalence rates of UI were high and showed a variation between 16.5% to 65% and most of the occurrences were women. Regarding the classification of urinary incontinence was also varied, but stress UI the most prevalent, followed by urge and mixed respectively. The study also found that there are few studies in Brazil on the issue and that nursing plays a role in these publications. It is considered necessary to carry out further studies on the subject, especially in diverse groups. Only from them if you have clarity on the prevalence of urinary incontinence in older people in Brazil and establish policies and protocols for their treatment.