ArticleJournal of women's health (2002)2018
A Novel Research Definition of Bladder Health in Women and Girls: Implications for Research and Public Health Promotion.
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Validation of Bladder Health Instrument for Evaluation in Women
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Normative noninvasive bladder function measurements in healthy women: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2020Pooled it
- Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research Consortium-Update for Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU).Neurourology and urodynamics · 2026Observational
- Associations of Self-Rated Deficits in Executive Function with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, Adaptive Behaviors, and Bladder Health among Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2026Article
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- Ethnic and racial social identity, socioeconomic position, and women's bladder health.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Observational
- Association of Chronic Conditions With Bladder Health in Women: Cross-Sectional Results From the RISE FOR HEALTH Study.Preventing chronic disease · 2025Article
- A Scoping Review of Quantitative Assessments of Women's Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2025Article
- The mediating effect of sleep quality in the relationship between nocturia and psychosocial functions in nurses: a cross-sectional survey based on TARGET.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Bladder health in US women: population-based estimates from the RISE FOR HEALTH study.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- The many facets of perceived bladder health in women: Absence of symptoms and presence of healthy behaviors across the life course.Continence (Amsterdam, Netherlands) · 2025Article
- Bladder Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs among US Adolescent Women.Journal of pediatric and adolescent gynecology · 2025Article
- Associations of financial strain and unmet social needs with women's bladder health.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Exploring women's bladder self-care practices: A qualitative secondary analysis.Journal of advanced nursing · 2025Article
- Individual Factors in Young Female Athletes' Bladder Health (the Y-FAB Study).Urogynecology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2025Article
- Design of a Tool Capable of Assessing Environmental Sociocultural Physical Factors Influencing Women's Decisions on When and Where to Toilet Within Real-World Settings: Protocol for the Build and Usability Testing of a Mobile App for Use by Community-Dwelling Women.JMIR research protocols · 2024Article
- Characterizing the spectrum of bladder health and lower urinary tract symptoms among men: Results from the CARDIA study.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2024Article
- Development of a tool to assess bladder health knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs (BH-KAB).Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Review
- The RISE FOR HEALTH study: Methods for in-person assessment and biospecimen collection.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2023Article
- Current Viewpoint on Female Urogenital Microbiome-The Cause or the Consequence?Microorganisms · 2023Review
- Validation of bladder health scales and function indices for women's research.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundBladder health in women and girls is poorly understood, in part, due to absence of a definition for clinical or research purposes. This article describes the process used by a National Institutes of Health funded transdisciplinary research team (The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms [PLUS] Consortium) to develop a definition of bladder health.
methodsThe PLUS Consortium identified currently accepted lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and outlined elements of storage and emptying functions of the bladder. Consistent with the World Health Organization's definition of health, PLUS concluded that absence of LUTS was insufficient and emphasizes the bladder's ability to adapt to short-term physical, psychosocial, and environmental challenges for the final definition. Definitions for subjective experiences and objective measures of bladder dysfunction and health were drafted. An additional bioregulatory function to protect against infection, neoplasia, chemical, or biologic threats was proposed.
resultsPLUS proposes that bladder health be defined as: "A complete state of physical, mental, and social well-being related to bladder function and not merely the absence of LUTS. Healthy bladder function permits daily activities, adapts to short-term physical or environmental stressors, and allows optimal well-being (e.g., travel, exercise, social, occupational, or other activities)." Definitions for each element of bladder function are reported with suggested subjective and objective measures.
conclusionsPLUS used a comprehensive transdisciplinary process to develop a bladder health definition. This will inform instrument development for evaluation of bladder health promotion and prevention of LUTS in research and public health initiatives.
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