[Assessment of the state of knowledge of women with urinary incontinence--a social problem].
Urinary incontinence is also one of the commonest problems of the Polish society. It is estimated that every sixth woman in Poland suffers from this disease, which can be prevented by using adequate prophylactic measures. This study aimed at the assessment of the state of knowledge of women on the prophylaxis of strain urinary incontinence. Investigations were carried out from May to September 2001 among 194 patients hospitalised on the ward of operative gynaecology of one of the teaching hospitals in Lublin. The criterion of selection of women for the study was lack of symptoms of strain urinary incontinence. The analysis of results allowed to draw the following conclusions: though the knowledge of the term urinary incontinence was declared by nearly half of the respondents (42.8%), about two thirds of them (65.4%) assessed their state of knowledge in this sphere as unsatisfactory; women show great interest (85.7%) in information on urinary incontinence. The favourite forms of information in this sphere are educational materials--brochures, leaflets (58.2%), individual talks with a doctor, midwife (34.8%), demonstration of exercises of the floor of the pelvis (29.9%). The above conclusions enabled to state that the educational success and even doing away with strain urinary incontinence depends on the program of urinary incontinence prophylaxis.
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Samodzielnej Pracowni Umiejetności Połozniczych Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
Iwanowicz-Palus
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Bień
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D000328:Adult; D005081:Exercise Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011044:Poland; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014550:Urinary Incontinence, Stress / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016387:Women's Health