Araujo Maíta Poli de, Oliveira Emerson de, Queiroz Gabriela Cabral, Pimentel Silvia Helena C O, Takano Cláudia Cristina, Sartori Marair Gracio F, Girão Manoel João Batista C
Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP.
Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2007 Mar-Apr;53(2):122-5. doi: 10.1590/s0104-42302007000200015.
The purpose was to evaluate tolerance of patients with urinary incontinence undergoing an urodynamic study.
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.
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).
The urodynamic study is well tolerated by female patients and a low morbidity was found. Previous orientation can decrease anxiety.
