title: Pelvic floor rehabilitation program: report of 10 years of experience.
abstract: to relate the creation, experience of establishment and service performed in the Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation Program [(PRAP)], a project of the School of Nursing of University of Campinas (UNICAMP), developed at a health unity in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
  this Program appeared due to the high demand of patients with urinary incontinence (UI) and need of formation or qualification of professionals to serve those customers and multiply the actions at other health unities. Nowadays, the PRAP is in its tenth year, and it has served 102 patients with UI and other dysfunctions of the pelvic floor and lower urinary tract, qualified 480 health professionals and stimulated researches.
  the preventive actions of pelvic floor rehabilitation are important areas of the nurse's performance and initiatives as the related ones contribute for the professional formation and practice based on evidences.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Enfermagem. Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Juliana Neves da
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.affiliation: Faculdade Dinâmica do Vale do Piranga, Curso de Enfermagem. Ponte Nova-MG, Brasil.
authors.forename: Júnia Leonne Dourado de Almeida
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lima
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Enfermagem. Campinas-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Lea Dolores Reganhan de
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.affiliation: Universidade Nove de Julho, Departamento de Educação. São Paulo-SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Aletha Silva
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Caetano
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001938:Brazil; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D017773:Pelvic Floor / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016730:Program Development; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D014549:Urinary Incontinence / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*