title: The impact of urinary incontinence on female nursing personnel.
abstract: Was assessed the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI), its interference in the performance of daily occupational activities and its management among the women's nurse staff of a medical school hospital in Campinas, Sao Paulo. Of the 291 employers, 27.5% reported UI complaint at least monthly. The activities that required greater effort increased the urinary loss, what resulted in stress, feeling embarrassed and lack of concentration at work. The use of pad was the most frequent strategy at management of UI and sometimes the task could not be interrupted to use the restroom. In conclusion, the activities that require more effort and the difficulty for an adequate management of the UI in workplace increase the problem and interfere on professional performance.
authors.affiliation: Serviço de Pacientes Externos do Centro de Atenção Integral à Saúde da Mulher (Caism) da Unicamp, Campinas, SP.
authors.forename: Rosângela
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Higa
authors.forename: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009726:Nurses; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000453:epidemiology*