2023
Healthy bladder storage and emptying functions in community‐dwelling women measured by a 2‐day bladder health diary
Lukacz E, Falke C, Geynisman‐Tan J, Wyman J, Mueller E, Markland A, Rickey L, Lowder J, Rudser K, Low L, Newman D, Consortium T. Healthy bladder storage and emptying functions in community‐dwelling women measured by a 2‐day bladder health diary. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2023, 42: 725-735. PMID: 36891924, PMCID: PMC10101892, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25169.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansIndependent LivingMedical RecordsNocturiaPainUrinary BladderConceptsCommunity-dwelling womenBladder functionBladder storageUS cross-sectional studyPlanned secondary analysisCross-sectional studyDaytime voidsUrgency episodesVoiding frequencyEligible womenUrinary leakagePostvoid dribblingBladder problemsHealthy functionAbsence of leakageHealth diaryMost womenHealth instrumentsSecondary analysisPainWomenHealth researchPrevalenceFurther investigationDescriptive statistics
2022
Validation of bladder health scales and function indices for women’s research
Constantine M, Rockwood T, Rickey L, Bavendam T, Low L, Lowder J, Markland A, McGwin G, Mueller E, Newman D, Putnam S, Rudser K, Smith A, Stapleton A, Miller J, Lukacz E, Consortium O, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Lavender M, Griffith J, Kenton K, 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, Constantine M, Fok C, Scal P, Rockwood T, 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, Brault M, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Barthold J. Validation of bladder health scales and function indices for women’s research. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 228: 566.e1-566.e14. PMID: 36596439, PMCID: PMC10425263, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.12.319.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansPsychometricsQuality of LifeReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesUrinary BladderConceptsFunction IndexKnown-groups validityBladder healthHealth ScaleLower urinary tract symptomsPopulation-based validation studyUrinary tract symptomsClinical Research CenterCondition-specific questionnaireIntraclass correlation coefficient modelT-testWomen's health researchHealth researchMode of administrationConvergent validityIntraclass correlation coefficientComparison of womenTract symptomsBladder diaryUrinary conditionFunction testingOptimal healthAdult womenChi-squareWomen
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 board