[Effect of an urodynamic study on women with urinary incontinence].
OBJECTIVE
The purpose was to evaluate tolerance of patients with urinary incontinence undergoing an urodynamic study.


METHODS
Forty nine patients with lower urinary tract symptoms submitted to an urodynamic study were evaluated... Prior to and immediately after the procedure each patient completed a self-administered questionnaire about several emotional variables, including anxiety, pain and shame. Answers about pain were given on a visual analog scale. Mean values of continuous variables were compared using a paired t-test, whereas categorical variables were compared using the chi-square test.


RESULTS
The mean age was 49.5 (23-84) years. Pain score pre-procedure was 4.29 +/-3 and after procedure was 2.7+/-2.9 (p=0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The urodynamic study is well tolerated by female patients and a low morbidity was found. Previous orientation can decrease anxiety.
Araujo
Maíta Poli de
MP
Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Oliveira
Emerson de
Ed
Queiroz
Gabriela Cabral
GC
Pimentel
Silvia Helena C O
SH
Takano
Cláudia Cristina
CC
Sartori
Marair Gracio F
MG
Girão
Manoel João Batista C
MJ
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001007:Anxiety / Q000523:psychology*; D003950:Diagnostic Techniques, Urological / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D014563:Urodynamics