Browsing by Subject "urinary incontinence"

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    A Parallel Randomized Clinical Trial Examining the Return of Urinary Continence After Robot- Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with or without a Small Intestinal Submucosa Bladder Neck Sling
    (Elsevier, 2016-07) Bahler, Clinton D.; Sundaram, Chandru P.; Kella, Naveen; Lucas, Steven M.; Boger, Michelle A.; Gardner, Thomas A.; Koch, Michael O.; Department of Urology, IU School of Medicine
    Purpose Urinary continence is a driver of quality of life after radical prostatectomy. In this study we evaluated the impact of a biological bladder neck sling on the return of urinary continence after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy. Materials and Methods This study compared early continence in patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy with a sling and without a sling in a 2-group, 1:1, parallel, randomized controlled trial. Patients were blinded to group assignment. The primary outcome was defined as urinary continence (0 to 1 pad per day) at 1 month postoperatively. Inclusion criteria were organ confined prostate cancer and a prostate specific antigen less than 15 ng/ml. Exclusion criteria were any prior surgery on the prostate, a history of neurogenic bladder and history of pelvic radiation. A chi-squared test was used for the primary outcome. Results A total of 147 patients were randomized (control 74, sling 73) and 92% were available for primary end point analysis at 1 month. There were no significant differences in baseline or perioperative data except that operating room time was 20.1 minutes longer for the sling group (p=0.04). The continence rate was similar between the control and sling groups at 1 month (47.1% vs 55.2%, p=0.34) and 12 months (86.7% vs 94.5%, p=0.15), respectively. Adverse events were similar between the control and sling groups (10.8% vs 13.7%, p=0.59). Conclusions The application of an absorbable urethral sling at robot-assisted radical prostatectomy was well tolerated with no increase in obstructive symptoms in this randomized trial. However, the sling failed to show a significant improvement in continence.
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    Validation of QUALAS-T, a health-related quality of life instrument for teenagers with spina bifida
    (Polish Urological Association, 2017) Szymański, Konrad M.; Misseri, Rosalia; Whittam, Benjamin; Casey, Jessica T.; Yang, David Y.; Raposo, Sonia-Maria; King, Shelly J.; Kaefer, Martin; Rink, Richard C.; Cain, Mark P.; Urology, School of Medicine
    Introduction We aimed to develop and validate a self-reported QUAlity of Life Assessment in Spina bifida for Teenagers (QUALAS-T). Material and methods We drafted a 46-question pilot instrument using a patient-centered comprehensive item generation/refinement process. A group of 13–17 years olds with spina bifida (SB) was recruited online via social media and in person at SB clinics (2013–2015). Healthy controls were recruited during routine pediatrician visits. Final questions were identified based on clinical relevance, factor analysis and domain psychometrics. Teenagers with SB completed the validated generic Kidscreen-27 instrument. Results Median age of 159 participants was 15.2 years (42.0% male, 77.4% Caucasian), similar to 58 controls (p ≥ 0.06). There were 102 online and 57 clinic participants (82.8% of eligible). Patients, parents and an expert panel established face and content validity of the 2-domain, 10-question QUALAS-T. Internal consistency and test-retest reliability were high for the Family and Independence and Bladder and Bowel domains (Cronbach's alpha: 0.76–0.78, ICC: 0.72–0.75). The Bladder and Bowel domain is the same for QUALAS-T , QUALAS-A for adults and QUALAS-C for children. Correlations between QUALAS-T domains were low (r = 0.34), indicating QUALAS-T can differentiate between distinct HRQOL components. Correlations between QUALAS-T and Kidscreen-27 were also low (r ≤0.41). QUALAS-T scores were lower in teenagers with SB than without (p <0.0001). Conclusions QUALAS-T is a short, valid HRQOL tool for adolescents with SB, applicable in clinical and research settings. Since the Bladder & Bowel domains for all QUALAS versions are the same, Bladder and Bowel HRQOL can be measured on the same scale from age 8 through adulthood.
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    Women's Pelvic Health Program
    (2024-04-25) Milligan, Elise; Hess, Pamela; Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Human Sciences; Grissom, Katie
    Over 70.3% of noninstitutionalized older adults over the age of 65 experience symptoms related to urinary incontinence (Goriana et al., 2014). Urinary incontinence is not a normal consequence of aging and can be reduced with education and pelvic floor therapy. The capstone student collaborated with a retirement community in Zionsville, Indiana where they identified a gap in their services related to pelvic health education and programming. The capstone student designed and implemented a six-week women’s pelvic health program to fill this gap and decrease urinary incontinence in the women living in the retirement community. Overall, the project improved the lives of the residents and results showed increased confidence in ability to retain their urine in difficult situations through utilization of the Geriatric Self-Efficacy Scale – Urinary Incontinence (GSE-UI) (Tannenbaum et al., 2008) as a pre and posttest.