ArticleInternational urology and nephrology2016
A cross-sectional study in the USA of the epidemiology and quality of life of underactive bladder symptoms.
Article in International urology and nephrology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04000763 (Superficial Peroneal Nerve Neuromodulation for Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.
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Superficial Peroneal Nerve Neuromodulation for Non-Obstructive Urinary Retention
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Impact of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Daily Life in Individuals With Co-Existence Overactive and Underactive Bladder, Overactive Bladder, and Underactive Bladder.Lower urinary tract symptoms · 2025Article
- Prevalence, impact on quality of life, and predictive factors of coexistence of overactive bladder and underactive bladder in men.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The underappreciated underactive bladder.Translational andrology and urology · 2025Review
- Effect of Acotiamide on Detrusor Underactivity Induced Through Bilateral Pelvic Nerve Crush Injury in Rats.International neurourology journal · 2025Article
- Underactive bladder as defined by the International Continence Society in the 2023 Japan Community Health Survey.International journal of urology : official journal of the Japanese Urological Association · 2025Article
- Underactive Bladder and Detrusor Underactivity: New Advances and Prospectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Review
- Role of opioid and β-adrenergic receptors in bladder underactivity induced by prolonged pudendal nerve stimulation in cats.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Article
- The role of primary nocturnal enuresis in the aetiology of overactive bladder syndrome.Central European journal of urology · 2023Article
- Detrusor Underactivity in Men with Bladder Outlet Obstruction.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Overactive bladder: A review and update.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Superficial peroneal neuromodulation of persistent bladder underactivity induced by prolonged pudendal afferent nerve stimulation in cats.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2021Article
- Bladder underactivity induced by prolonged pudendal afferent activity in cats.American journal of physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology · 2021Article
- Micturition defects and altered bladder function in theAmerican journal of clinical and experimental urology · 2020Article
- Frequency Dependent Tibial Neuromodulation of Bladder Underactivity and Overactivity in Cats.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2018Article
- Bladder underactivity after prolonged stimulation of somatic afferent axons in the tibial nerve in cats.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2018Article
- An excitatory reflex from the superficial peroneal nerve to the bladder in cats.American journal of physiology. Renal physiology · 2017Article
- Pathophysiology of the Underactive Bladder: Evolving New Concepts.Current bladder dysfunction reports · 2017Article
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Abstract
purposeTo assess the prevalence, awareness, and quality of life (QOL) impact of symptoms suggestive of underactive bladder (UAB) in the USA.
methodsA thirteen-item paper survey was mailed to 25,000 individuals 60 years or older living in the USA. It aimed to collect information relating to demographics, familiarity with UAB, patient urinary symptoms, and QOL concerns.
resultsNine hundred and seventy-seven survey participants were stratified into four groups based on the number of UAB symptoms (straining, retention, and difficulty emptying) present: zero, one, two, and three. As the number of reported UAB symptoms increased, there was an increase prevalence in nocturia, urge, and urinary frequency (p < 0.0001). Increased UAB symptoms were associated with an increased prevalence of concerns related to urgency, urge incontinence, nocturia, and overall urinary status (p < 0.0001). Urology visits were most common in individuals who reported the most UAB symptoms (p < 0.0001); however, there was no difference among groups with regard to UAB awareness. Women were less likely to report any UAB symptoms (p < 0.0001), symptoms of urge (p = 0.001), retention (p = 0.002), difficulty emptying their bladder (p < 0.0001), a history of catheter use for retention (P = 0.002), and urology visits in the past 3 years (p < 0.0001). This study is limited in its inability to differentiate UAB from disorders that may mimic UAB clinically, based on the survey questions asked.
conclusionsUnderactive bladder symptoms are common and can have a significant impact on ones QOL, although awareness is still lacking among potentially affected individuals. More must be done to allow one to better differentiate between UAB and conditions that are clinically similar.
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