Each day more women around the world practice high impact physical activities and this may be a risk factor for urinary incontinence (UI) in young. We verified the prevalence of UI and the impact in quality of life (QoL) in high-performance swimmers, through a cross-sectional observational study with 9 high performance swimmers and 9 sedentary women who responded the International Consultation on incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF), participated in a functional evaluation of pelvic floor muscles with bidigital palpation and pad test. We verifed that was present in 78% of high-performance swimmers, and the quality of life was significantly worse (p =.037) when compared to sedentary women. These findings led us to conclude that presence of UI affects the quality of life, even if it is not a factor of abandonment of the sport.
Health care for women international. 2023 Apr 07 [Epub ahead of print]
Nadyne Rubin, Taís Marques Cerentini, Júlia Schlöttgen, Gustavo do Nascimento Petter, Adriane Bertotto, Marco La Verde, Giuseppe Gullo, Luís Henrique Telles da Rosa, Patrícia Viana da Rosa, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz
Postgraduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences, Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil., Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil., Department of Physical Therapy, University Center La Salle, Canoas, Brazil., Department of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy., Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.