Abstract :
Background: Urinary incontinence is an involuntary expenditure of
urine (unconsciously or wetting the bed) at an inappropriate time and
place against the will, spontaneous urination at any time without the will
(involuntary). It is this weakness or decrease in the pelvic floor muscles
that triggers urinary incontinence, namely urinating more than 8 times
per day.
Objective: The application of this Kegel exercise application aims to
restore pelvic floor muscle strength in postmenopausal women.
Methods: The application of this application was carried out in Sukarami
Palembang Village on June 12-18 2023. The type of application
application is one group post intervention. In implementing the
application there were 2 residents in RT 18.
Results: After being given the intervention of applying Kegel exercises
for 7 days to respondent 1 (Mrs M) the results of urinary incontinence
were partially resolved, while for respondent 2 (Mrs K) after being given
the application of the Kegel exercises intervention the results of urinary
incontinence were not resolved.
Suggestion: It is necessary to apply Kegel exercises to postmenopausal
women to restore basic muscle strength