Female Urinary Incontinence and Nursing Care: A Literature Review

Abstract

Nurse Care Open Acces J 2017, 3(5): 00085 her quality of life.The most common types of UTI are: stress (SUI) where there is involuntary loss of urine to the exertion, for example when coughing or sneezing; (UUI) where there is a sudden urge to urinate and there is no control over the detrusor muscle; And mixed (IUM) when the two forms are associated [3]. Therefore, this study aims to analyze in scientific productions the nursing care aimed at female urinary incontinence and to identify in scientific productions the impacts caused by urinary incontinence in women's lives. MethodA qualitative, bibliographical research was carried out in the form of an integrative review of the literature, whose purpose is to gather and summarize the scientific knowledge already produced on the subject investigated, that is, to search, evaluate and synthesize the available evidence to contribute with the development of knowledge on the subject [4].To guide the research, the following question was asked: What was produced in the literature on nursing care in female urinary incontinence? The research was carried out from December to January 2017 and the search in publications indexed in the following databases: Nursing Database (BDENF), and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences (LILACS) and in the Electronic library Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) [5]. We chose these databases and library because they understand the literature published in Latin American and Caribbean countries, as well as Brazilian scientific-technical references in nursing and include periodicals from the health area. Female, Urinary Incontinence, Quality of life and Rehabilitation were used as descriptors [6].After the research question was raised, the following inclusion criteria were established: All articles published by nurses, available in full in national journals, indexed in the electronic databases, addressing nursing care to women with urinary incontinence and the impact on their Lives. Exclusion criteria defined the articles that are not related to the nursing area. Only 08 correspond to the research question, so they are part of the study in question [7]. Results and discussionAfter analyzing the articles, two categories emerged: nursing care for women with urinary incontinence and the impact of urinary incontinence on women's lives. From then on, we proceed to the analysis of the selected articles, those that contribute to the achievement of the objectives proposed in the study. Nursing care for women with urinary incontinenceThe nurse as an important professional in the care of women with urinary incontinence should act as an educator, provide psycho-emotional support and stimulate behavioral treatment. To this end, it is extremely important to plan the individualized nursing care directed to the needs of each incontinent patient, involving the family throughout the care process [8].Thus, nursing care stands out [8]: assist the patient in the perception and adaptation of the incontinent being; Prevent losses associat...