ABSTRACT
Objectives:
to assess urinary impairment in incontinent women with the aid of standardized nursing terminologies NANDA-I and NOC.
Methods:
a cross-sectional study, carried out with 97 women attending the gynecology outpatient clinic of a university hospital. Data collection took place using a form that contained information about NANDA-I diagnoses related to urinary incontinence and NOC Urinary Continence indicators. Statistical analysis was performed to assess the impairment of NOC indicators in the presence of NANDA-I nursing diagnoses.
Results:
diagnosis Mixed Urinary Incontinence was the most prevalent (43.3%), and, in its presence, the most compromised indicators were voids in appropriate receptacle, gets to toilet between urge and passage of urine and empties bladder completely.
Conclusions:
urinary impairment was worse in women with elements of stress and urge urinary incontinence.
Descriptors:
Urinary Incontinence; Standardized Nursing Terminology; Nursing Diagnosis; Outcome Assessment; Health Care; Women