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
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