[Measurement and characteristics of pain after episiotomy and its relationship with the activity limitations].
This is a descriptive study, involving fifty women after vaginal delivery with episiotomy. The study aimed to measure and to characterize the perineal pain in primiparae who have had a natural childbirth with episiotomy and to verify the activities limited by the perineal pain. For evaluation of perineal pain, a Numeric Scale and the McGill Pain Questionnaire were used, as well as another questionnaire to analyze the activities limited. In the Numeric Scale, the median of perineal pain referred were five. The sensory and subjective evaluation categories were the most selected in the McGill questionnaire. The perineal pain was characterized as pulsing, pulling, hot, stinging, hurting, annoying, troublesome, tight and tense. The most limited activities were sitting, laying down (onto the bed), and walking. In conclusion, it was possible to verify the presence of perineal pain between women in the postpartum period caused by episiotomy and identify the activities of sitting, lying down and walking were limited for this symptom.
Curso de Fisioterapia, Departamento de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Santos, SP, Brazil. acbeleza@terra.com.br
Ana Carolina Sartorato
AC
Beleza
Cristine Homsi Jorge
CH
Ferreira
Ligia de
Ld
Sousa
Ana Márcia Spanó
AM
Nakano
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D004841:Episiotomy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010147:Pain Measurement; D010149:Postoperative Pain / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult