Understanding the elements of overactive bladder: questions raised by the EPIC study

DE Irwin, P Abrams, I Milsom, Z Kopp, K Reilly… - BJU …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
OBJECTIVES To compare the prevalence of frequency and nocturia and the bother they
impose in a population‐based sample of men and women using current International …

The functional results of radical rectal cancer surgery: review of the literature

A Dulskas, P Miliauskas, R Tikuisis… - Acta Chirurgica …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction For more than the last 20 years, low anterior resection with total mesorectal
excision (TME) is a gold standard for rectal cancer treatment. Oncological outcomes have …

Australian pelvic floor questionnaire: a validated interviewer-administered pelvic floor questionnaire for routine clinic and research

K Baessler, SM O'Neill, CF Maher… - International …, 2009 - Springer
The aim of this study was to design and validate an interviewer-administered pelvic floor
questionnaire that integrates bladder, bowel and sexual function, pelvic organ prolapse …

Pelvic floor muscle training as a treatment for genitourinary syndrome of menopause: A single-arm feasibility study

J Mercier, M Morin, D Zaki, B Reichetzer, MC Lemieux… - Maturitas, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives Treatments for genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) may not be suitable
for all women, may not be completely effective, and may cause adverse effects. Therefore …

Conservative interventions for treating urinary incontinence in women: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews

A Todhunter-Brown, C Hazelton… - Cochrane Database …, 2022 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Urinary incontinence (UI) is the involuntary loss of urine and can be caused by
several different conditions. The common types of UI are stress (SUI), urgency (UUI) and …

Validation of the overactive bladder symptom score

JG Blaivas, G Panagopoulos, JP Weiss… - The Journal of …, 2007 - auajournals.org
Purpose: We validated a new 7-item overactive bladder symptom score. Materials and
Methods: Normal subjects and consecutive patients with lower urinary tract symptoms with …

Sleep disturbance and fatigue are associated with more severe urinary incontinence and overactive bladder symptoms

TJ Ge, J Vetter, HH Lai - Urology, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To investigate the relationship between sleep disturbance, fatigue, and urinary
incontinence (UI) and overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms among patients with OAB …

Visual Analogue Scale, Urinary Incontinence Severity Score and 15 D'Psychometric Testing of three different health-related quality-of-life instruments for urinary …

B Stach-Lempinen, E. Kujansuu, P … - … Journal of Urology …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
Objective: The purpose of this study is psychometric assessment of disease-specific
questionnaire, Urinary Incontinence Severity Score (UISS) and Visual Analogue Scale …

Pelvic floor disorders 4 years after first delivery: a comparative study of restrictive versus systematic episiotomy

X Fritel, JP Schaal, A Fauconnier… - … Journal of Obstetrics …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To compare two policies for episiotomy: restrictive and systematic. Design Quasi‐
randomised comparative study. Setting Two French university hospitals with contrasting …

Reliability, validity and responsiveness of pelvic floor muscle surface electromyography and manometry

IH Brækken, B Stuge, AT Tveter, K Bø - International Urogynecology …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction and hypothesis Vaginal surface electromyography (sEMG) is commonly used to
assess pelvic floor muscle (PFM) function and dysfunction but there is a lack of studies …