A Incontinência Urinária repercute amplamente no viver feminino. O objetivo deste estudo foi realizar uma revisão sistemática envolvendo os resultados das pesquisas com abordagem qualitativa publicadas sobre incontinência urinária feminina, até o ano de 2009. Após busca eletrônica, 53 relatos de pesquisa foram identificados e 30 atenderam aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Estes estudos foram avaliados e classificados segundo o Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, sendo que 13 constituíram o corpus analítico da revisão. Os dados foram sintetizados pela abordagem metaetnográfica, através do processo de interpretação denominado reciprocal translation. Duas categorias emergiram dos estudos: experiências de vida de mulheres incontinentes e proposta de modelos para assistência a mulheres incontinentes. A metacategoria reestruturação da vida pessoal aponta para os ajustes individuais necessários para lidar com o problema. Em síntese, os resultados demonstram a opção da maioria das mulheres em enfrentar a perda de urina “silenciosamente” e apontam para a necessidade de conhecermos as percepções da família e profissionais envolvidos, para melhor compreensão das implicações pessoais, familiares e sociais da incontinência urinária feminina.
Palavras-chave:
Incontinência Urinária
Saúde da Mulher
Feminina
Literatura de Revisão como Assunto
Pesquisa Qualitativa
Abstract:
Urinary incontinence affects process of living female. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review seeking to analyze results of qualitative research concerning female urinary incontinence from the beginning of publication until 2009. After an electronic search, 53 studies were identified with 30 attending the exclusion and inclusion criteria. After classification according to the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, 13 constituted the review’s analytical body. The data was synthesized according to the meta-ethnographical approach through Reciprocal Translation. Two categories emerged: life experiences among incontinent women; and proposals for care models for incontinent women. The metacategorical restructure of one’s personal life points to individual adjustments necessary for dealing with the problem. In summary, the results indicate the option that the majority of these women face the loss of urine “silently” and point out the need for professionals to understand family perceptions in order to better comprehend the personal, familiar, and social implications involved with female urinary incontinence.
Keywords:
Urinary Incontinence
Women‘s Health
Female
Review Literature as Topic
Qualitative Research
Female urinary incontinence: systematic review of qualitative studies
Resumo (abstract):
Urinary incontinence affects process of living female. The objective of this study was to conduct a systematic review seeking to analyze results of qualitative research concerning female urinary incontinence from the beginning of publication until 2009. After an electronic search, 53 studies were identified with 30 attending the exclusion and inclusion criteria. After classification according to the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme, 13 constituted the review’s analytical body. The data was synthesized according to the meta-ethnographical approach through Reciprocal Translation. Two categories emerged: life experiences among incontinent women; and proposals for care models for incontinent women. The metacategorical restructure of one’s personal life points to individual adjustments necessary for dealing with the problem. In summary, the results indicate the option that the majority of these women face the loss of urine “silently” and point out the need for professionals to understand family perceptions in order to better comprehend the personal, familiar, and social implications involved with female urinary incontinence.
Palavras-chave (keywords):
Urinary Incontinence
Women‘s Health
Female
Review Literature as Topic
Qualitative Research
