2022
Need 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 dataParticipantsBladderSymptoms
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
2013
Surgical preparation: are patients “ready” for stress urinary incontinence surgery?
Brubaker L, Litman H, Rickey L, Dyer K, Markland A, Sirls L, Norton P, Casiano E, Paraiso M, Ghetti C, Rahn D, Kusek J. Surgical preparation: are patients “ready” for stress urinary incontinence surgery? International Urogynecology Journal 2013, 25: 41-46. PMID: 23912506, PMCID: PMC3833875, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-013-2184-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress urinary incontinence surgeryPatient Preparedness QuestionnaireUrinary incontinence surgeryQuality of lifeIncontinence surgerySurgical outcomesPre-operative urodynamic studyPost-operative satisfactionSecondary outcome measuresHalf of womenOverall incontinenceSUI surgeryUrge incontinenceClinical characteristicsUrodynamic studiesTreatment satisfactionVALUE trialUDI scorePatient preparednessPatient satisfactionOffice evaluationOutcome measuresPreparedness scoreSurgerySecondary analysis
2007
Double trouble: two complicated slings in one woman
Lowenstein L, Rickey L, Brubaker L. Double trouble: two complicated slings in one woman. International Urogynecology Journal 2007, 18: 1503-1505. PMID: 17618399, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-007-0417-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Volume at Which Women Leak First on Urodynamic Testing is Not Associated With Quality of Life, Measures of Urethral Integrity or Surgical Failure
Lowenstein L, Dooley Y, Kenton K, Rickey L, FitzGerald M, Mueller E, Brubaker L. The Volume at Which Women Leak First on Urodynamic Testing is Not Associated With Quality of Life, Measures of Urethral Integrity or Surgical Failure. Journal Of Urology 2007, 178: 193-196. PMID: 17499809, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncontinence Impact QuestionnaireUrogenital Distress InventoryUrodynamic stress incontinenceValsalva leak point pressureIncontinence volumeUrethral closure pressureLeak point pressureStress incontinenceDistress InventoryImpact QuestionnaireBladder volumeMaximal urethral closure pressureMaximum urethral closure pressureClosure pressureLow bladder volumesQuality of lifeGreater botherPreoperative qualityContinence surgeryUrodynamic testingConsecutive womenSurgical failureSling procedurePostoperative assessmentSurgical outcomes