Objective: to assess the level of urinary incontinence and its impact on the quality of life of patients undergoing radical prostatectomy. Method: cross-sectional study carried out with prostatectomized patients. The data were collected from the following instruments: sociodemographic questionnaire, Pad Test, International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form and King Health Questionnaire. Data were submitted to descriptive and bivariate statistical analysis. The level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: a total of 152 patients participated, with a mean age of 67 years. Among incontinent patients, there was a predominance of mild urinary incontinence. Urinary incontinence had a very severe impact on the general assessment of quality of life in the first months and severe impact after six months of surgery. The greater the urinary loss, the greater the impact on the quality of life domains Physical Limitations, Social Limitations, Impact of Urinary Incontinence and Severity Measures. Most participants reported no erection after surgery and therefore did not respond to the question of the presence of urinary incontinence during sexual intercourse. Conclusion: the present study evidenced the occurrence of urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy at different levels and its significant impact on the quality of life of men, which reveals the need of interventions for controlling it.

Objectives: to analyze urinary incontinence prevalence and severity in prostatectomized men assessed by three different instruments. Methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted with 152 men. The pad test, pad used, and International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (self-report) were considered. Data were analyzed using Spearman’s correlation, Kappa index, considering a significance level of 0.05. Results: urinary incontinence prevalence was 41.4%, 46.7% and 80.3% according to pad used, pad test and self-report. Positive correlations and moderate to poor agreement were found between the instruments. As for severity, most participants had mild incontinence. The largest number of cases of mild and severe incontinence was identified by self-report. Conclusions: the self-report showed higher values for prevalence of mild and severe severity levels. Through the identified differences, we propose that the objective assessment (pad used and pad test) be associated with individuals’ perception (self-report) to better estimate prevalence and severity.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture associated with pelvic floor muscle training for the control of urinary incontinence following radical prostatectomy. Method: Open-label, parallel randomized clinical trial. The intervention group (n = 33) underwent eight sessions of systemic acupuncture associated with pelvic floor muscle training and the control group (n = 31) performed only pelvic floor muscle training. The outcome variable was urinary incontinence assessed by the Pad Test and Daily Pad Used, before treatment (T0), after four weeks (T1) and after eight weeks of treatment (T2). Data analysis was performed using a longitudinal model of Generalized Estimating Equations, significance level of 0.05. Results: The control group showed greater urinary loss compared to the intervention group at T1 (p = 0.006) and at T2 (p < 0.001). Both groups showed improvement in the level of urinary incontinence over time, but the improvement was greater in the intervention group (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Acupuncture associated with pelvic floor muscle training was effective in reducing urinary incontinence in prostatectomized men. Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials:RBR-3jm5y2

O objetivo foi avaliar a satisfação dos usuários de unidades municipais de saúde que realizam Acolhimento com Avaliação e Classificação de Risco (AACR). Estudo descritivo transversal, quantitativo, realizado em quatro serviços com AACR realizado por enfermeiro, em capital do Centro-Oeste do Brasil. Dados colhidos em 2017 com 101 usuários, usando formulário com 44 perguntas objetivas sobre cinco dimensões: equipe de saúde, tempo, estrutura física, conforto e atendimento em geral. Predominaram mulheres (54,5%), idade de 18 a 39 anos (65,3%) e 10 a 12 anos de escolaridade (58,4%). Mais de 2/3 estavam satisfeitos com as dimensões avaliadas, mas houve usuários indiferentes e insatisfeitos em todas. Apesar da predominância de usuários satisfeitos, é necessário repensar a organização e funcionamento dos serviços, trabalhando tanto para manter ou melhorar a qualidade do que foi avaliado positivamente, quanto para corrigir o que ainda não está bom para usuários insatisfeitos, visando a excelência do atendimento.

Resumo Objetivo: Investigar a qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde e correlações com fatores psicossociais (ansiedade, depressão e autoestima) em homens prostatectomizados. Métodos: Estudo descritivo correlacional realizado com 85 homens submetidos a prostatectomia radical há no mínimo três meses e no máximo cinco anos. Foram utilizados o European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer- QLQ C30 e European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer “Prostate Cancer” 25 items - EORTC QLQ-PR25; Escala de Autoestima de Rosenberg e Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Resultados: Os participantes mostraram comprometimento da qualidade de vida no que se refere a prejuízos da função sexual e presença de sintomas urinários. Houve correlação entre os aspectos psicossociais e algumas escalas de avaliação da qualidade de vida, principalmente as escalas funcionais e de sintomas. Conclusão: Evidenciou-se que a prostatectomia radical causa prejuízo na qualidade de vida dos homens, demandando assistência dos profissionais de saúde para minimizar os efeitos das complicações mais comuns. Recomenda-se a implementação de intervenções educativas e apoio multiprofissional pautados em melhor compreensão das implicações físicas e psicossociais para ajudar a melhorar a qualidade de vida dos homens após a prostatectomia radical.

RESUMO:Este estudo consiste em uma revisão integrativa da literatura com o objetivo de sumarizar as pesquisas produzidas sobre Qualidade de Vida (QV) em homens submetidos à prostatectomia em publicações nacionais e internacionais publicadas de janeiro de 2009 a fevereiro de 2014, nas bases de dados PubMed, SciELO, LILACS e CINAHL. Foram identificados 40 artigos que atendiam aos critérios de inclusão. A análise dos trabalhos permitiu identificar foco principal no caráter físico e sintomatológico em detrimento aos aspectos psicológicos referidos após a cirurgia. Observou-se lacunas no conhecimento produzido, com escassos estudos brasileiros, predomínio de estudos com baixo nível de evidência e reduzido número de estudos com delineamento experimental, raros estudos com enfoque nos aspectos emocionais e ausência de definição do construto utilizado e de dados psicométricos dos instrumentos e escalas utilizadas. Entretanto, foi possível elaborar uma síntese do conhecimento científico acerca da QV em homens prostatectomizados na perspectiva da literatura internacional e nacional, incluindo diversos aspectos que permeiam esta investigação. Palavras-Chave: Qualidade de vida, câncer de próstata, prostatectomia, neoplasias da próstata ______________________________________________________________________ QUALITY OF LIFE IN MEN UNDERGOING PROSTATECTOMY: INTEGRATIVE REVIEWABSTRACT: This study consists of an integrative review of the literature with the aim of summarizing the researches produced on Quality of Life (QoL) in men submitted to prostatectomy in published national and international publications from January 2009 to February 2014 in the PubMed, SciELO, LILACS and CINAHL. We identified 40 articles, which met the pre-established criteria. The analysis of the work allowed to identify main focus on the physical and symptomatological character in detriment to the psychological aspects referenced after the surgery. We observed gaps in the knowledge produced, such as, few Brazilian studies, studies of experimental designs or that demonstrate a greater level of evidence, lack studies with a focus on emotional aspects, absence of the definition of the construct used, lack of psychometric data of the instruments and Scales used and the prevalence of low evidence studies. However, it was possible to elaborate a summary of the scientific knowledge about QoL in  R. 227, s/n -Setor Leste Universitário, Goiânia -GO, 74605-080, Brasil.

Objetivo: avaliar a efetividade de um programa cognitivo-comportamental para controle de sintomas do trato urinário inferior pós-prostatectomia radical. Método: estudo de ensaio clínico randomizado, com 41 participantes aleatorizados em intervenção (n=20) e controle (n=21), durante três meses. O grupo intervenção recebeu o programa cognitivo-comportamental, enquanto o grupo controle recebeu orientações de rotina do serviço. As variáveis desfechos foram intensidade da incontinência urinária e sintomas do trato urinário inferior, avaliados pelo Pad-Test e Urinary Incontinence Scale of Radical Prostatectomy e King’s Health Questionnaire. Resultados: ao final do estudo, o grupo intervenção apresentou menor intensidade da incontinência urinária (p≤0,001), e houve menos chances de apresentar alterações da frequência urinária (p≤0,001), urgência miccional (p≤0,001), noctúria (p=0,005), incontinência urinária de esforço (p≤0,001) e urge-incontinência (p≤0,045). Conclusão: o programa cognitivo-comportamental foi efetivo para a redução de sintomas do trato urinário inferior após a prostatectomia radical. Registro Brasileiro de Ensaios Clínicos: RBR-3sstqg.

Background: Assessing the impact of urinary incontinence on the quality of life of men undergoing radical prostatectomy requires valid and reliable measures. Objective: To analyze the validity and reliability of the King's Health Questionnaire (KHQ) in men undergoing radical prostatectomy. Methodology: Methodological study. Reliability and structural, concurrent, and convergent validity were analyzed in a sample of 152 men. Significance was set at 0.05. Results: The exploratory factor analysis indicated a two-dimensional structure, and the two factors explained 66.9% of variance. All domains were positively correlated with the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire. Positive correlations were found between urinary incontinence severity and KHQ domains and between the number of pads and Severity measures. Men with urge incontinence had worse levels of quality of life in the domains of Emotions (p = 0.020) and Severity measures (p = 0.013). Cronbach's alpha was 0.88, ranging from 0.64-0.84 in KHQ domains to 0.91 in McDonald's omega. Conclusion: The KHQ provided evidence of adequate validity and reliability in men undergoing radical prostatectomy.