2024
Lower 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 symptoms
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 risk
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-squareWomenRISE 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 factorsHealthWomen’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium
Rickey L, Camenga D, Brady S, Williams B, Wyman J, Brault M, Smith A, LaCoursiere D, James A, Lavender M, Low L. Women’s Knowledge of Bladder Health: What We Have Learned in the Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium. Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports 2022, 17: 188-195. PMID: 37206992, PMCID: PMC10195105, DOI: 10.1007/s11884-022-00655-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsBladder functionBladder healthLower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research ConsortiumWomen's knowledgeBladder health promotionUrinary tract symptomsAbnormal bladder functionPrevention intervention strategiesSymptom findingsTract symptomsPLUS studyHealth promotionHealth StudyFocus group transcriptsHealth educationFocus group participantsAdult womenReviewThe goalProtective factorsGroup participantsIntervention strategiesWomenBeliefs QuestionnaireGroup transcripts
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 ResearchConceptsPostvoid 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 ResearchConceptsLower 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