2024
Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women
Camenga D, Brady S, Bilger A, Klusaritz H, Lipman T, Levin E, Brown O, Cunningham S, LaCoursiere D, James A, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Low L, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Griffith J, Kenton K, Simon M, Brown O, Geynisman-Tan J, Mueller M, Markland A, Vaughan C, Coyne-Beasley T, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin G, Williams B, Lukacz E, LaCoursiere D, Gahagan S, Nodora J, Low L, Miller J, Smith A, McGwin G, Rudser K, Brady S, Fok C, Harlow B, Scal P, Rockwood T, Newman D, Smith A, Berry A, Bilger A, Lipman T, Klusaritz H, Stapleton A, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, James A, Lowder J, Meister M, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Brubaker L, Bethesda, Norton J. Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women. Journal Of Pediatric And Adolescent Gynecology 2024 PMID: 39374689, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2024.09.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrevention of Lower Urinary Tract SymptomsPrevent lower urinary tract symptomsLower urinary tract symptomsBladder healthUrinary tract symptomsFocus groupsData related to knowledgeWomen's overall healthQuality of lifeExposure to formal educationRelated to knowledgeHealthy behaviorsWomen's knowledgeEnvironmental barriersPreventive interventionsHealth knowledgeOverall healthInductive approachLife courseHealthBladder functionLack of informationAdolescent womenStigmaBladder241 - BLADDER HEALTH IN WOMEN: POPULATION-BASED ESTIMATES FROM THE US-BASED RISE FOR HEALTH STUDY
Sutcliffe S, Falke C, Rudser K, McGwin G, Brady S, Brubaker L, Kenton K, LaCoursiere D, Lewis C, Low L, Lowder J, Lukacz E, Mueller E, Newman D, Nodora J, Markland A, Putnam S, Rickey L, Rockwood T, Simon M, Stapleton A, Vaughan C, Wyman J, Smith A. 241 - BLADDER HEALTH IN WOMEN: POPULATION-BASED ESTIMATES FROM THE US-BASED RISE FOR HEALTH STUDY. Continence 2024, 12: 101583. DOI: 10.1016/j.cont.2024.101583.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPreventing the Next Neglected Pessary: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
Popiel P, Maggi M, Dalal S, Curran M, Rickey L. Preventing the Next Neglected Pessary: A Quality Improvement Initiative. Urogynecology 2024 PMID: 39331811, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001578.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchQuality improvement initiativesPelvic organ prolapseFollow-upImprovement initiativesOrgan prolapsePatients lost to follow-upIncreased risk of complicationsRisk of complicationsImprove patient careElectronic medical recordsPessary complicationsPessary placementVaginal ulcerPessary managementPessaryIncreased riskPrevent complicationsPatient carePatientsMedical recordsComplicationsMedical professionalsProlapseImplantationOB/GYNReliability of Uroflowmetry Pattern Interpretation in Adult Women
Rickey L, Mueller E, Newman D, Markland A, Falke C, Rudser K, Smith A, Mueller M, Lowder J, Lukacz E, Consortium P. Reliability of Uroflowmetry Pattern Interpretation in Adult Women. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2024, 43: 2084-2092. PMID: 39264028, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInterrater reliabilityIntrarater reliabilityModerate interrater reliabilityNon-Hispanic ethnicityAge of participantsHealth instrumentsObservational cohort studyFemale LUTSUroflowmetry studiesParent trialVoiding dysfunctionCohort studyUroflowmetry dataScreening toolRe-reviewedUroflow curvesUroflowmetryAge categoriesAdult womenVoiding timeIntraraterUroflowmetry tracingsRatersWomenVoid volumeTikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions
Stephan A, Hauc S, Marks V, Bercik R, Rickey L. TikTok misinformation and user engagement in female pelvic floor conditions. Neurourology And Urodynamics 2024, 43: 1956-1961. PMID: 38828831, PMCID: PMC11496003, DOI: 10.1002/nau.25519.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFemale pelvic floorUser engagementDistributing medical informationConsumer health informationHealth informationPelvic floor conditionsPelvic organ prolapseUrinary tract infectionSocial media platformsContent creationQuality of consumer health informationTikTok videosQuality of informationVideoUsersCross-sectional studyOrgan prolapseOveractive bladderPelvic floorTract infectionsHigher engagementMedical informationMedia platformsPoor qualityInclusion criteriaLower Urinary Tract Symptoms in US Women: Contemporary Prevalence Estimates from the RISE FOR HEALTH Study
Sutcliffe S, Falke C, Fok C, Griffith J, Harlow B, Kenton K, Lewis C, Low L, Lowder J, Lukacz E, Markland A, McGwin G, Meister M, Mueller E, Newman D, Pakpahan R, Rickey L, Rockwood T, Simon M, Smith A, Rudser K, Smith A, Brubaker L, Mueller E, Acevedo-Alvarez M, Fitzgerald C, Hardacker C, Hebert-Beirne J, Griffith J, Kenton K, Simon M, Brown O, Geynisman-Tan J, Mueller M, Markland A, Vaughan C, Coyne-Beasley T, Burgio K, Lewis C, McGwin G, Williams B, Lukacz E, LaCoursiere D, Gahagan S, Nodora J, Low L, Miller J, Smith A, McGwin G, Rudser K, Brady S, Fok C, Harlow B, Scal P, Rockwood T, Newman D, Smith A, Berry A, Bilger A, Lipman T, Klusaritz H, Stapleton A, Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, James A, Lowder J, Meister M, Rickey L, Camenga D, Cunningham S, Brubaker L, Norton J. Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in US Women: Contemporary Prevalence Estimates from the RISE FOR HEALTH Study. Journal Of Urology 2024, 212: 124-135. PMID: 38703067, PMCID: PMC11166514, DOI: 10.1097/ju.0000000000004009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUrinary tract symptomsLower urinary tract symptomsAssociated with botherPrevalence estimatesModerate-to-severe symptomsMild to moderate symptomsHealth care providersAnalyzed baseline dataTreat LUTSTreatment-related interventionsStorage LUTSStorage symptomsStudy-specific itemsEmptying symptomsMild to moderate levelsFemale community membersLUTS prevalenceHealthcare providersCohort studySymptom IndexUS womenStudy populationBotherCare providersModerate symptomsMP23-14 PREVALENCE OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN THE US POPULATION: CONTEMPORARY ESTIMATES FROM THE RISE FOR HEALTH (RISE) STUDY
Sutcliffe S, Falke C, Fok C, Harlow B, Kenton K, Lewis C, Low L, Lowder J, Lukacz E, Markland A, McGwin G, Meister M, Mueller E, Newman D, Pakpahan R, Rickey L, Rockwood T, Smith A, Smith E, Rudser K, Smith A, Consortium F. MP23-14 PREVALENCE OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN THE US POPULATION: CONTEMPORARY ESTIMATES FROM THE RISE FOR HEALTH (RISE) STUDY. Journal Of Urology 2024, 211: e387. DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0001008776.99097.8a.14.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAssociation 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
Psychosocial Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms One Year Postpartum
Cunningham S, Carandang R, Boyd L, Lewis J, Ickovics J, Rickey L. Psychosocial Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms One Year Postpartum. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2023, 21: 40. PMID: 38248505, PMCID: PMC10815698, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21010040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsDepressive symptomsGreater depressive symptomsBladder healthYear postpartumPsychosocial factorsFrequent lower urinary tract symptomsMore lower urinary tract symptomsSocial supportUrinary tract symptomsLower Urinary TractGroup prenatal careModifiable psychosocial factorsBladder painTract symptomsCohort studyPostpartum patientsUrinary incontinenceDaytime frequencyPrenatal careUrinary tractHigher oddsLower oddsSymptomsSubstantial riskAgreement and Reliability of Patient-measured Postvoid Residual Bladder Volumes
Jalfon M, Gardezi M, Heckscher D, Shaheen D, Maciejewski K, Li F, Rickey L, Foster H, Cavallo J. Agreement and Reliability of Patient-measured Postvoid Residual Bladder Volumes. Urology 2023, 184: 62-68. PMID: 38092325, DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2023.11.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDesign 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 ResearchConceptsPrevention 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 assessmentPreferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women
Burgio K, Cunningham S, Newman D, Low L, Nodora J, Lipman T, Klusaritz H, James A, Rickey L, Gahagan S, Hebert-Beirne J, Kenton K, Williams B. Preferences for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health in Adolescent and Adult Women. Journal Of Women's Health 2023, 32: 1120-1135. PMID: 37610853, PMCID: PMC10541935, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0463.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNegotiating Toilet Access: A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Incarceration
Smoyer A, Schwarz P, Camenga D, Rickey L. Negotiating Toilet Access: A Qualitative Exploration of Women's Incarceration. The Prison Journal 2023, 103: 329-346. DOI: 10.1177/00328855231173146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLived experienceHuman rights issuesWomen's lived experienceWomen's incarcerationRights issuesInstitutional regulationsIncarcerated womenIndividual psychologySocial normsQualitative explorationToilet accessIncarcerationFocus groupsNormsAccessExperiencePrisonToiletIssuesImplicationsPhysical outcomesWaySelfWomenPsychologyDevelopment 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 ResearchConceptsBladder 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 developmentHealthy 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 ResearchConceptsCommunity-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 ResearchConceptsFunction 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-squareWomenNeed for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health from Adolescence to Advanced Age
Burgio K, Cunningham S, Newman D, Low L, Nodora J, Lipman T, Gahagan S, Klusaritz H, James A, Rickey L, Kenton K, Hebert-Beirne J, Williams B, Brubaker L, Acevedo-Alvarez M, M. Fitzgerald C, T. Hardacker C, Lavender M, Geynisman-Tan J, W. Griffith J, Simon M, D. Markland A, Coyne-Beasley T, E. Lewis C, McGwin G, P. Vaughan C, S. Lukacz E, Gahagan S, LaCoursiere D, M. Miller J, L. Harlow B, D. Rudser K, S. Brady S, Chu H, S. Fok C, Scal P, Rockwood T, L. Smith A, Berry A, Klusaritz H, E. Stapleton A, F. Wyman J, Sutcliffe S, S. James A, L. Lowder J, R. Meister M, A. Brault M, R. Camenga D, Brubaker L, Barthold J. Need for Public Health Messaging Related to Bladder Health from Adolescence to Advanced Age. Journal Of Women's Health 2022, 32: 224-238. PMID: 36454206, PMCID: PMC9940805, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2022.0185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder healthPublic health messagingAge groupsHealth messagingPriority audienceIndividual prevention strategiesPublic healthAdvanced agePrevention strategiesUniform desireRisk statusLife courseHealthFocus group dataAgeStudy of habitsAdult women's experiencesFocus groupsMore researchWomen's experiencesGroupGroup dataParticipantsBladderSymptomsRISE 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 ResearchConceptsLower 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 factorsHealthVoided Volume for Assessment of Bladder Emptying After Female Pelvic Floor Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Popiel P, Getaneh F, Yeh J, Rickey L, Bercik R, Harmanli O. Voided Volume for Assessment of Bladder Emptying After Female Pelvic Floor Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Urogynecology 2022, 28: 811-818. PMID: 36409638, DOI: 10.1097/spv.0000000000001230.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrogynecologic surgeryRF groupVoided volumeSV groupUrinary tract infection rateAssessment of bladderUrinary tract infectionML of salinePelvic floor surgerySpontaneous VTVoid trialBaseline characteristicsCatheter removalPrimary outcomePrior hysterectomyTract infectionsUrinary incontinenceControlled TrialsFemale pelvic floor surgeryPatient satisfactionUrogynecologic proceduresFailure rateSurgeryInfection rateGroup SV162 HEALTHY BLADDER STORAGE AND EMPTYING FUNCTIONS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING WOMEN USING A NOVEL 2-DAY BLADDER HEALTH DIARY.
Lukacz E, Falke C, Low L, Wyman J, Geynisman-Tan J, Mueller E, Markland A, Newman D, Rickey L, Lowder J, Rudser K, Consortium F. 162 HEALTHY BLADDER STORAGE AND EMPTYING FUNCTIONS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING WOMEN USING A NOVEL 2-DAY BLADDER HEALTH DIARY. Continence 2022, 2: 100274. DOI: 10.1016/j.cont.2022.100274.Peer-Reviewed Original Research