QUALITY OF LIFE OF WOMEN WITH PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE WHO ATTEND A USF IN THE EAST ZONE OF MANAUS-AM
Pelvic Organ Prolapse. Quality of Life. Women's Health.
Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common condition in which one or more pelvic organs, such as the bladder, uterus, or rectum, move out of their normal position, and affects up to 3 out of 10 women in the United States. SOP can significantly alter women's quality of life. The symptoms can cause discomfort, embarrassment and difficulty in daily activities. The general objective of this study is to analyze the quality of life of women with pelvic organ prolapse who attend a USF in the East Zone of Manaus-AM in the period 2023-2024. It aims to understand how women aged between 25 and 82 years perceive their quality of life in relation to POP, identifying close, intermediate and distant factors that interfere in their daily life and in the diagnosis of prolapse, in order to propose actions aimed at improving the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this problem in the Family Health Unit in question. This is a cross-sectional study that adopts a qualitative and exploratory approach to understand the occurrence of POP. Initially, a literature review was carried out to understand the state of the art on the problem and to support the investigation, using the PubMed, Scielo and Google Scholar platforms, verifying the influence of social, cultural, economic and environmental factors, especially in the Amazon region. Data collection was carried out in the Patient Record Service (PEC - Electronic Citizen Record) with a focus on the population of women seeking medical care in a USF, with intentional selection and a minimum sample of 25 participants. A semi-structured questionnaire with closed questions was applied from January 13 to February 13, 2025. The initial results of the literature review indicated that women with POP have a worse quality of life compared to women without POP. Thus, such as the fact that women with POP have a greater chance of acquiring other complications in physical, mental and social health. It also highlights the symptoms most often associated with negative interferences in quality of life, such as urinary incontinence and the feeling of heaviness or pressure in the vagina.The findings of the questionnaires are expected to answer the study question and the objectives indicated, in order to indicate suggestions aimed at improving the quality of life of women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) who receive care at the Family Health Unit (FHU). This encompasses the proposition of comprehensive strategies that involve preventive measures, treatment options and psychosocial support.