Urinska inkontinenca pri ženskah, zaposlenih na Univerzitetnem inštitutu za rehabilitacijo – Soča
Urine incontinence in female employees at the University Rehabilitation Institute in Ljubljana

slovenian

2021

volume 20, issue 2

awareness   health education   prevention   urine leakage   women

Univerzitetni rehabilitacijski inštitut RS – Soča
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Introduction: Urinary incontinence (UI) or uncontrolled leakage of urine is a health-care and social problem. Stress UI is the most common type of incontinence. The aim of the study was to find out how often this problem occurs among the employees of the University Rehabilitation Institute, Republic of Slovenia in Ljubljana (URI), and whether we can help to reduce this problem. Methods: We compiled a questionnaire on stress urinary incontinence, its causes and other factors, and distributed it among URI female employees. The response rate among the invited colleagues was 61 %. Results: Stress UI occurs in approximately one-third of the respondents, mostly in a milder form. All the respondents were familiar with exercises for the pelvic floor muscles. They expressed a need for education on this topic. They believe that the occurrence of stressful UI is also influenced by physical strain in the workplace. The only statistically significant predictor of stress UI was childbirth. Conclusion: Stress UI occurs among female employees of the URI in the same way as in the general population. As there are no UI prevention programs in Slovenia after pregnancy and delivery, it would make sense to introduce a prevention program for our employees.

21.02.2022