Nurse assistance in pelvic floor dysfunctions in women: scoping review
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https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.rpcfo.v17.13647Keywords:
Pelvic floor disorders; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing careAbstract
Objective: to map the evidence on nursing assistance for pelvic floor dysfunctions in women attended to in primary and secondary healthcare units in both national and international contexts. Method: a scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. Comprehensive searches were performed in information sources, including gray literature and manual searches in the reference lists of the included studies. Results: a total of 17 studies were included, divided into two categories: presentation of the study selection process and characterization of the studies. Conclusion: nursing assistance in the context of women with pelvic floor dysfunctions faces several issues, primarily regarding misinformation and a lack of knowledge about prevention and rehabilitation techniques and treatments, both among women and nurses. Therefore, it is crucial that this issue be better addressed in nursing education and more widely disseminated in healthcare settings.
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