2024
Association Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters
Cunningham S, Lindberg S, Joinson C, Shoham D, Chu H, Newman D, Epperson N, Brubaker L, Low L, Camenga D, LaCoursiere D, Meister M, Kenton K, Sutcliffe S, Markland A, Gahagan S, Coyne-Beasley T, Berry A, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Shoham D, Kenton K, Griffith J, Simon M, Geynisman-Tan J, Markland A, Coyne-Beasley T, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin G, Vaughan C, Williams B, Lukacz E, Gahagan S, LaCoursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, Low L, Harlow B, Rudser K, Brady S, Chu H, Fok C, Scal P, Rockwood T, Lindberg S, Newman D, Smith A, Berry A, Bilger A, Klusaritz H, Lipman T, Stapleton A, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, James A, Lowder J, Meister M, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Brubaker L, Barthold J. Association Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters. Journal Of Wound Ostomy And Continence Nursing 2024, 51: 53-60. PMID: 38215298, PMCID: PMC10794027, DOI: 10.1097/won.0000000000001039.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Design of a Tool Capable of Assessing Environmental Sociocultural Physical Factors Influencing Women’s Decisions on When and Where to Toilet Within Real-World Settings: Protocol for the Build and Usability Testing of a Mobile App for Use by Community-Dwelling Women
Miller J, Wyman J, An L, Chu H, Fok C, Lavender M, Lewis C, Markland A, Rickey L, Sheng Y, Sutcliffe S, Low L, Mueller E, Consortium T. Design of a Tool Capable of Assessing Environmental Sociocultural Physical Factors Influencing Women’s Decisions on When and Where to Toilet Within Real-World Settings: Protocol for the Build and Usability Testing of a Mobile App for Use by Community-Dwelling Women. JMIR Research Protocols 2023, 13: e54046. PMID: 39293052, PMCID: PMC11447419, DOI: 10.2196/54046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultDecision MakingFemaleHumansIndependent LivingLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsSurveys and QuestionnairesToilet FacilitiesUrinationConceptsPrevention of Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERBladder healthMobile Application Rating ScaleNon-Hispanic whitesCommunity-dwelling womenInfluence women's decisionsCut-point scoreUsability testingEcological momentary assessmentSystem Usability ScaleData collection toolDigestive and Kidney DiseasesData collection appNational Institute of DiabetesWomen's decisionsPerceived accessOutcome measuresContent expertsCollege-educatedPilot testSUS scoreLower Urinary Tract SymptomsNovel appMomentary assessmentDevelopment of a tool to assess bladder health knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (BH‐KAB)
LaCoursiere D, Low L, Putnam S, Wyman J, Newman D, Cunningham S, Rickey L, Berry A, Gahagan S, Vaughan C, Brown O, Brady S, Consortium P. Development of a tool to assess bladder health knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (BH‐KAB). Neurourology And Urodynamics 2023, 42: 1055-1067. PMID: 36905331, PMCID: PMC10293102, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHumansLongitudinal StudiesLower Urinary Tract SymptomsPregnancyUrinary BladderUrinary Bladder, OveractiveUrinary IncontinenceConceptsBladder healthHealth knowledgeLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumPelvic muscle exercisesUrinary tract infectionImpact of pregnancyPelvic floor disordersHealth Longitudinal StudyOveractive bladderTract infectionsUrinary incontinenceBladder functionMuscle exercisesFluid intakeHealth education programmingMedical conditionsBaseline assessmentConsortium studyExisting questionnairesClinical conversationsIncontinenceLongitudinal studyContent validityMeasures knowledgeItem development
2022
RISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women
Smith A, Rudser K, Harlow B, McGwin G, Barthold J, Brady S, Brubaker L, Cunningham S, Griffith J, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis C, Lukacz E, Maki J, Markland A, Mueller E, Newman D, Nodora J, Rickey L, Rockwood T, Simon M, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, Consortium F. RISE FOR HEALTH: Rationale and protocol for a prospective cohort study of bladder health in women. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2022, 42: 998-1010. PMID: 36321762, PMCID: PMC10151425, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25074.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesLower Urinary Tract SymptomsMulticenter Studies as TopicProspective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesUrinary BladderConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsBladder healthCohort studyLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumProspective longitudinal cohort studyStudy designBladder health promotionProspective cohort studyUrinary tract symptomsClinical Research CenterLongitudinal cohort studySubset of participantsTract symptomsPrevention interventionsHealth promotionHealth StudySelf-administered surveyAdult womenEvidence basePerson assessmentNecessary evidence baseStudy proceduresWomenMultilevel factorsHealth
2021
Non-invasive bladder function measures in healthy, asymptomatic female children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Meister M, Zhou J, Chu H, Coyne-Beasley T, Gahagan S, LaCoursiere D, Mueller E, Scal P, Simon L, Stapleton A, Stoll C, Sutcliffe S, Berry A, Wyman J, Consortium P, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Shoham D, Markland A, Coyne-Beasley T, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin G, Vaughan C, Williams B, Lukacz E, Gahagan S, LaCoursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, An L, Low L, Harlow B, Rudser K, Brady S, Chu H, Connett J, Fok C, Rockwood T, Constantine M, Newman D, Berry A, Epperson C, Schmitz K, Smith A, Stapleton A, Wyman J, Klusaritz H, Sutcliffe S, James A, Lowder J, Meister M, Rickey L, Camenga D, Lewis J, Cunningham S, Palmer M, Bavendam T. Non-invasive bladder function measures in healthy, asymptomatic female children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal Of Pediatric Urology 2021, 17: 452-462. PMID: 34090791, PMCID: PMC8502197, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsUrinary BladderUrinationUrodynamicsUrologic Surgical ProceduresConceptsPostvoid residual volumeLower urinary tract symptomsNon-invasive testsBladder functionNormative reference valuesVoided volumeAsymptomatic girlBladder function parametersMaximum voided volumeUrinary tract symptomsNormative reference rangesRandom-effects modelEnglish-language studiesComprehensive search strategySpecific age groupsTract symptomsAsymptomatic childrenUroflowmetry parametersUroflowmetry resultsResidual volumeHealthy girlsInvasive testsWide age rangeIndependent reviewersEligibility criteria
2020
Revisiting the Spectrum of Bladder Health: Relationships Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Multiple Measures of Well-Being
Sutcliffe S, Cain C, Bavendam T, Epperson CN, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Markland AD, Shoham DA, Smith AL, Rudser K, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin, Jr. G, Vaughan C, Rosa Williams B, Lukacz E, La-Coursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, Chin-I An L, Kane Low L, Harlow B, Brady S, Chu H, Connett J, Constantine M, Fok C, Rockwood T, Berry A, Schmitz K, Stapleton A, Wyman J, James A, Lowder J, Meister M, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Chai T, Lewis J, Palmer M, Kirkali Z, Mullins C, Norton J. Revisiting the Spectrum of Bladder Health: Relationships Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Multiple Measures of Well-Being. Journal Of Women's Health 2020, 29: 1077-1090. PMID: 32831001, PMCID: PMC7462007, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2019.8167.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsBladder healthTract symptomsDegree of LUTSBoston Area Community Health SurveyIndividual lower urinary tract symptomsPain/discomfortCommunity Health SurveyCross-sectional analysisInstitutional review boardBACH SurveyUrinary symptomsStorage dysfunctionBladder functionBladder conditionPrevalence ratiosRisk factorsHealth SurveyRobust variance estimationBothersome natureHealth spectrumLife impactInformed consentReview boardDevelopment of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms
Brady SS, Brubaker L, Fok CS, Gahagan S, Lewis CE, Lewis J, Lowder JL, Nodora J, Stapleton A, Palmer MH, Mueller E, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Shoham D, Burgio K, Markland A, McGwin G, Williams B, Lukacz E, LaCoursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, An L, Low L, Newman D, Berry A, Epperson C, Schmitz K, Smith A, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, McNicholas C, James A, Lowder J, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Chai T, Lewis J, Harlow B, Rudser K, Connett J, Chu H, Fok C, Rockwood T, Constantine M. Development of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms. Health Promotion Practice 2020, 21: 510-524. PMID: 31910039, PMCID: PMC7869957, DOI: 10.1177/1524839919890869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth EquityHealth PolicyHealth PromotionHealth Services ResearchHumansLower Urinary Tract SymptomsPublic HealthSocial JusticeUrinary BladderConceptsLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsFuture public health practicePrevention research agendaPublic health practiceDiverse public healthPublic healthResearch ConsortiumTract symptomsBladder healthPrevention prioritiesPublic health researchPublic health researchersHealth practicesHealth equityNational InstituteHealth researchHealthIntervention effortsHealth researchersSocial justice principlesReventionSymptoms
2019
The Spectrum of Bladder Health: The Relationship Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Interference with Activities
Sutcliffe S, Bavendam T, Cain C, Epperson CN, Fitzgerald CM, Gahagan S, Markland AD, Shoham DA, Smith AL, Townsend MK, Rudser K, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin G, Williams B, Lukacz E, LaCoursiere D, Nodora J, Miller J, Chin-I An L, Low L, Harlow B, Brady S, Connett J, Chu H, Fok C, Lindberg S, Rockwood T, Newman D, Berry A, Schmitz K, Stapleton A, Wyman J, McNicholas C, James A, Lowder J, Rickey L, Camenga D, Chai T, Lewis J, Palmer M, Kirkali Z, Mullins C, Norton J. The Spectrum of Bladder Health: The Relationship Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Interference with Activities. Journal Of Women's Health 2019, 28: 827-841. PMID: 31058573, PMCID: PMC6590721, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2018.7364.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder health promotionBladder healthPrevalence ratiosHealth promotionBoston Area Community Health SurveyLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsCommunity Health SurveyLUTS preventionTract symptomsUrgency incontinenceBladder functionEligible participantsIntermediate healthRisk factorsSymptom preventionHealth SurveyRobust variance estimationLUTSPoor healthHealth definitionsIncontinencePreventionDaily activitiesHealth