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Nocturia and chronic kidney disease: Systematic review and nominal group technique consensus for primary care assessment and treatment (2022)
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Context: Reduced renal function impairs salt and water homeostasis, which can drive nocturnal or 24-h polyuria. Nocturia can arise early in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Evidence-based recommendations can facilitate management outside nephrology clin... Read More about Nocturia and chronic kidney disease: Systematic review and nominal group technique consensus for primary care assessment and treatment.

Implications of cardiovascular disease for assessment and treatment of nocturia in primary care; systematic review and nominal group technique consensus (2022)
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Context: Heart conditions affect salt and water homeostasis as a consequence of the underlying condition, compensatory processes, and therapy, and can result in nocturnal polyuria. These processes need to be identified as part of a full evaluation of... Read More about Implications of cardiovascular disease for assessment and treatment of nocturia in primary care; systematic review and nominal group technique consensus.

Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (2022)
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Background: Completion rates and correspondence to other measures need to be established for the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in the assessment of male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Ob... Read More about Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS).

Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care (2022)
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Background: Many men prefer conservative treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) but education and self-help guidance are limited in primary care. Objective: To report qualitative interview findings for men reporting nocturia in a primary ca... Read More about Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care.

Association of sleep disorders with nocturia: A systematic review and nominal group technique consensus on primary care assessment and treatment (2022)
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Context: Sleep disorders affect responsiveness to sensory information and can cause nocturnal polyuria and reduced sleep depth; hence, these are potentially influential in understanding the mechanism of nocturia. Objective: To report the systematic r... Read More about Association of sleep disorders with nocturia: A systematic review and nominal group technique consensus on primary care assessment and treatment.

The development of the Cystectomy-Pathway Assessment Tool (C-PAT): a concise tool to assess the quality of care in the cystectomy pathway (2021)
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Objectives: To develop and test the psychometric properties of a concise, patient-reported questionnaire, designed to assess key aspects of the radical cystectomy (RC) patient pathway that are important to both patients and clinicians. Patients and M... Read More about The development of the Cystectomy-Pathway Assessment Tool (C-PAT): a concise tool to assess the quality of care in the cystectomy pathway.

‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital (2021)
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Bladder and bowel control difficulties affect 20% and 10% of the UK population, respectively, touch all age groups and are particularly prevalent in the older (65+ years) population. However, the quality of continence care is often poor, compromising... Read More about ‘We tend to get pad happy’: A qualitative study of health practitioners’ perspectives on the quality of continence care for older people in hospital.

Outcomes of a noninferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER) (2021)
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Background
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is common after radical prostatectomy and likely to persist despite conservative treatment. The sling is an emerging operation for persistent SUI, but randomised controlled trial (RCT) comparison with the... Read More about Outcomes of a noninferiority randomised controlled trial of surgery for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery (MASTER).

The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires (ICIQ): An update on status and direction (2020)
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Aims: In its 22nd year, the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) project continues to promote its primary objective; the development and dissemination of patient completed questionnaires for the standardized, high-quality a... Read More about The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires (ICIQ): An update on status and direction.

International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Satisfaction: psychometric testing of a new patient-reported outcome measure for the evaluation of satisfaction after urological surgery (2020)
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Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties of a new patient-reported outcome measure (PROM), the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Satisfaction (ICIQ-S), to assess satisfaction after urological surgery. Subjects/Patien... Read More about International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Satisfaction: psychometric testing of a new patient-reported outcome measure for the evaluation of satisfaction after urological surgery.

Conservative interventions for urinary or faecal incontinence, or both, in adults with multiple sclerosis (2018)
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© 2018 The Cochrane Collaboration. This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (Intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of conservative interventions for urinary or faecal incontinence (or both) in adults with multiple sclero... Read More about Conservative interventions for urinary or faecal incontinence, or both, in adults with multiple sclerosis.

What are the participants’ perspectives of taking melatonin for the treatment of nocturia in Multiple Sclerosis? -a qualitative study embedded within a double blind RCT (2018)
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Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disorder caused by neurodegeneration within the central nervous system. It results in impaired physical, cognitive and psychological functioning and can also lead to lower urinary tract sy... Read More about What are the participants’ perspectives of taking melatonin for the treatment of nocturia in Multiple Sclerosis? -a qualitative study embedded within a double blind RCT.

Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2018)
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© 2018 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia is a common urinary symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) which can affect quality of life (QoL) adversely. Melatonin is a hormone known to regulate circadian rhythm and reduce smooth muscle activity such as in... Read More about Results of a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with multiple sclerosis (MeNiMS).