Volume : IV, Issue : VII, July - 2015

Self–Care Guidelines for Women with Urinary Incontinence at Port Said City

Dr. Manar Fathy Heeba, Dr. Naglaa Ibrahim Mohamed Gida, Dr. Bahia Galal Abdelrazik Hassan

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<p> Background: Urinary incontinence is characterized by involuntary leakage of urine. It is highly prevalent worldwide and primarily affects women.Aim: develop self–care guidelines for women with urinary incontinence at Port Said city. Design: A cross section descriptive design was conducted. Subjects: A purposive sample of 500 women aged 20 – ≥ 60 year from January 2014, to July, 2014. A structured interview questionnaire sheet was used to collect data and consist of three parts:socio–demographic data, medical history and urinary incontinence history. Finally, the self–care guidelines wasdevelopedand givento women with UI. Setting: all outpatient clinics, port–said governmental hospitals and centers. Results: All participants reported having urinary incontinence. Frequent urination were the most complaints (47.6), followed by difficulty emptying the bladder (42.4%). The household chores had greatnegative impact on quality of lifestyle among woman with UI (59.0 %). Conclusion: UI is a common disorder affect womanin Port–Said cityduetomany risk factors which leadtothe development of UI. Recommendation: Develop a screening questionnaire in larger population in order to identify and counsel women with incontinence symptoms in the different care setting</p>

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ManarFathyHeeba, Naglaa Ibrahim IbrahimGida, Bahia GalalAbdElrazik Hassan Self-Care Guidelines for Women with Urinary Incontinence at Port Said City International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 7 July 2015

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