2025
The Experience of Bladder Health in Community-Dwelling Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Within the RISE FOR HEALTH Study
Hardacker C, Low L, Putnam S, Klusaritz H, Cunningham S, Nodora J, Rodriguez-Ponciano D, Scal P, McGwin G. The Experience of Bladder Health in Community-Dwelling Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals Within the RISE FOR HEALTH Study. JU Open Plus 2025, 3 DOI: 10.1097/ju9.0000000000000348.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsNon-SGM participantsBladder healthSGM participantsGender minority individualsCisgender heterosexual womenDemographic informationGender identity questionPrevalence of lower urinary tract symptomsBladder function outcomeStudy of adultsLower urinary symptomsUrinary tract symptomsGender minoritiesGender identityHeterosexual womenCisgender populationSexual orientationSGM peopleHealth instrumentsMinority individualsMcNemar-Bowker testSGM populationsCommunity-dwellingPeople's participationCross-Sectional Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, and Emotional Support Seeking with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Bladder Health
Brady S, Camenga D, Coyne-Beasley T, Falke C, Fitzgerald C, Harlow B, Kenton K, Klusaritz H, Lewis C, Rodriguez-Ponciano D, Rudser K, Smith A, Smith A, Sutcliffe S, Wilson-Powers E, Cunningham S. Cross-Sectional Associations of Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Symptoms, and Emotional Support Seeking with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Bladder Health. International Urogynecology Journal 2025, 1-11. PMID: 40928694, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-025-06270-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmotional support seekingBladder healthCross-sectional associationsHealth outcomesDepressive symptomsAnxiety symptomsAffective symptomsSupport seekingLower urinary tract symptomsAssociation of depressive symptomsHealth care providersMental health needsCross-sectional analysisTreatment of affective symptomsSelf-reported lower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsCare providersHealth needsPhysical healthEmotional supportLevel of engagementDomains of livingHealthAssociated with lower urinary tract symptomsRisk factorsA Scoping Review of Quantitative Assessments of Women’s Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
LaCoursiere D, Cunningham S, Vaughan C, Low L, Chu H, Markland A, Newman D, Gahagan S, Wyman J. A Scoping Review of Quantitative Assessments of Women’s Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. Journal Of Women's Health 2025, 34: 1099-1124. PMID: 40533088, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBladder healthWomen's knowledgePelvic floor muscle exercisesUrinary Incontinence Knowledge ScaleInvestigator-designed instrumentCommunity-dwelling womenUrinary incontinenceSurvey instrumentPopulation-based studyCross-sectional designFull-text articlesKnowledge of urinary incontinencePelvic floor dysfunctionMuscle exerciseIncontinence QuizScoping ReviewHealth topicsCommunity-BasedHealth attitudesQuantitative studyHealth knowledgeKnowledge ScaleMeasure knowledgeQuestionnaire itemsData extractionAssociations Between U.S. Women’s Toileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of RISE for HEALTH Study Data
Berry A, Brady S, Burgio K, Cunningham S, Gahagan S, James A, Low L, LaCoursiere D, Lipman T, McGwin G, Mueller M, Palmer M, Rodriguez-Ponciano D, Smith A, Sutcliffe S, Williams B, Wyman J, Newman D. Associations Between U.S. Women’s Toileting Behaviors and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of RISE for HEALTH Study Data. Journal Of Women's Health 2025, 34: 653-664. PMID: 40029194, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2024.0743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchLower urinary tract symptomsUrinary tract symptomsCross-sectional analysisDelayed voidingPremature voidingToileting behaviorsPopulation-based cohort studyYear old womanAssociated with urgencyCommunity-dwelling womenUnhealthy toileting behaviorsAge modified associationsUrgency incontinenceEmptying symptomsPostmicturition symptomsProportional odds logistic regressionCohort studyUrine storageBladder healthEducating young womenModified associationsYoung womenLogistic regressionAge groupsPrematurity
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, Consortium P, 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, 38: 60-67. PMID: 39374689, PMCID: PMC11769763, 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 womenStigmaBladderExploring women's bladder self‐care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis
Wyman J, Burgio K, Newman D, Cunningham S, Hebert‐Beirne J, Low L, Meister M, Stapleton A, Gahagan S, Williams B, 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. Exploring women's bladder self‐care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis. Journal Of Advanced Nursing 2024, 81: 909-925. PMID: 38864346, PMCID: PMC11635011, DOI: 10.1111/jan.16257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-care practicesStandards for Reporting Qualitative ResearchBladder healthPrevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Research ConsortiumWomen's experiencesHealth promotion interventionsSemi-structured discussion groupsReporting Qualitative ResearchPromote bladder healthSelf-care behaviorsPublic health professionalsSocial ecological modelQualitative secondary analysisPublic health messagesPelvic floor musclesFocus group studyPromotion interventionsPhysical activityHealth professionalsNational Institute of DiabetesHealth messagesFocus groupsAdult women's experiencesSecondary analysisCommunity-dwelling adult women
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
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