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BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY
Volume 26, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
ASSOCIACAO BRASILEIRA PESQUISA POS-GRADUACAO FISIOTERAPIA-ABRAPG-FT
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjpt.2022.100455
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Breast cancer; Distress; Impact; Prevalence; Urinary incontinence
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Breast cancer treatments may result in pelvic floor dysfunction, particularly urinary incontinence. Women with breast cancer have a higher occurrence of urinary incontinence and experience a greater impact of urinary symptoms compared to those without breast cancer.
Background: One of the sequalae of breast cancer treatments may be pelvic floor (PF) dysfunc-tion such as urinary incontinence (UI), faecal incontinence (FI), and pelvic organ prolapse (POP).Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the occurrence and related distress and impact of PF dysfunction between women with and without breast cancer.Methods: Women with and without breast cancer participated in this cross-sectional study. The Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory and Pelvic Floor Impact Questionnaire were used to quantify the prevalence and related distress, and impact of PF dysfunction. Factors associated with PF outcomes were examined using logistic and linear regressions while controlling for known risk factors for PF dysfunction (age, body mass index, and parity). Results: 120 women with breast cancer, and 170 women without breast cancer responded. The occurrence of any type of UI was higher in women with breast cancer than women without breast cancer (percentage difference=17%; 95% CI: 7, 29). Women with breast cancer experienced higher impact of urinary symptoms (mean difference=18.2; 95% CI: 8.9, 27.7) compared to those without. Multivariable analysis indicated that having breast cancer (b 0.33; 95%CI: 0.08, 0.51) was the strongest predictor of greater impact of urinary symptoms.Conclusion: Women with breast cancer reported a higher occurrence and impact of urinary symptoms than women without breast cancer. While further studies are required to confirm our findings, routine screening and offering treatment for urinary symptoms may be indicated for women with breast cancer.(c) 2022 Associacao Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pos-Graduacao em Fisioterapia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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