© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has been the standard operation for benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) for 40 years, with approximately 25,000 procedures performed annually, and has remained largely un... Read More about A randomised controlled trial to determine the clinical and cost effectiveness of thulium laser transurethral vaporesection of the prostate (ThuVARP) versus transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in the National Health Service (NHS) - the UNBLOCS trial: A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.
N Nikki Cotterill's Outputs (98)
Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Experience of Underactive Bladder (2017)
Journal Article
© 2017 European Association of Urology Background Underactive bladder (UAB) is considered the symptom complex associated with the urodynamic diagnosis of detrusor underactivity. Objective The aim of this research was to investigate the patient report... Read More about Qualitative Exploration of the Patient Experience of Underactive Bladder.
Can a patient reported outcome be adequate without assessing quality of life in lower urinary tract dysfunction? (2017)
Journal Article
© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. AIMS AND METHODS: A think tank was convened at the sixth ICI-RS meeting held in the United Kingdom on September 2015, to consider the adequacy of patient reported outcome (PRO) measurement if quality of life (QoL) evalu... Read More about Can a patient reported outcome be adequate without assessing quality of life in lower urinary tract dysfunction?.
Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS) (2017)
Journal Article
© 2017 The Author(s). Background: Nocturia (the symptom of needing to wake up to pass urine) is common in progressive Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Moderate-to-severe nocturia affects quality of life, can exacerbate fatigue and may affect capacit... Read More about Protocol for a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled, crossover trial of Melatonin for treatment of Nocturia in adults with Multiple Sclerosis (MeNiMS).
Consultant outcome publication: Surgeons' opinions of a new mandatory health policy (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Consultant Outcome Publication (COP) regarding outcomes of operations done by individual surgeons was introduced to UK Urology in 2012 with the first publication of the Nephrectomy Outcomes Database. COP was championed as a policy to increase transpa... Read More about Consultant outcome publication: Surgeons' opinions of a new mandatory health policy.
Bladder diary and symptom scores (2016)
Book Chapter
A summary of the use of bladder diaries and symptom scores for the evaluation of lower urinary tract symptoms.
International consultation on incontinence modular questionnaire (2016)
Book Chapter
A summary of the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire and its use in female urology and urogynaecology.
Validated constipation symptom and quality-of-life measures neither reflect patient and clinician concerns nor use words familiar to patients (2016)
Journal Article
© MA Healthcare Ltd. Patients' self-reported constipation symptoms, preferred terminology and quality of life (QoL) issues were explored through 14 semi-structured and five unstructured interviews. In a modified Delphi study, 11 clinicians rated the... Read More about Validated constipation symptom and quality-of-life measures neither reflect patient and clinician concerns nor use words familiar to patients.
Qualitative development of a new patient reported outcome measure for underactive bladder (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hypothesis / aims of study
The patient experience of underactive bladder (UAB) was explored, for the purpose of developing a Patient Reported Outcome (PRO) measure to assess the symptoms and impact of the condition. UAB is currently proposed as the... Read More about Qualitative development of a new patient reported outcome measure for underactive bladder.
Cross-sectional prevalence study of urinary and/or anal incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cohort of individuals with progressive multiple sclerosis (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bladder and bowel problems are commonly reported among individuals with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Urinary incontinence (UI) affects between 19 and 80% of individuals with MS dependent on the definition and measurement methods used (1). Less is known a... Read More about Cross-sectional prevalence study of urinary and/or anal incontinence and its impact on quality of life in a cohort of individuals with progressive multiple sclerosis.
Psychometric equivalence of electronic and telephone completion of the ICIQ modules (2016)
Journal Article
© 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Aims: To assess the equivalence of touch-screen (hand-held iPad) and telephone completion of patient-completed International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) modules by comparison with corresponding dat... Read More about Psychometric equivalence of electronic and telephone completion of the ICIQ modules.
Development and initial validation of a disease-specific bowel continence questionnaire for inflammatory bowel disease patients: The ICIQ-IBD (2016)
Journal Article
© 2016 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Background and aims Faecal incontinence (FI) related to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) affects up to 74% of patients and is often under-reported in clinical encounters. A previous study found... Read More about Development and initial validation of a disease-specific bowel continence questionnaire for inflammatory bowel disease patients: The ICIQ-IBD.
Using the ICIQ validated bladder diary and questionnaires in lower urinary tract dysfunction (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Use of the ICIQ modules for the assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms.
The association between the iciq-luts & the iciq-bladder diary in assessing luts (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
The bladder diary (BD) provides an objective non-invasive method of investigating lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) while symptom questionnaires, such as the ICIQ-MLUTS (1) and ICIQ-FLUTS (2) for males and females respectively, provide a subjective... Read More about The association between the iciq-luts & the iciq-bladder diary in assessing luts.
Can a PRO be adequate without assessing quality of life? (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
A think tank discussion regarding the adequacy of patient reported outcomes when quality of life is excluded.
Development and psychometric evaluation of The ICIQ-LTCqol: A self-report quality of life questionnaire for long-term indwelling catheter users (2015)
Journal Article
Aims
Long-term indwelling catheterisation may affect health related quality of life, but clinical assessment and monitoring of people with indwelling catheters is poorly recorded because there are no validated measures to capture these criteria. In... Read More about Development and psychometric evaluation of The ICIQ-LTCqol: A self-report quality of life questionnaire for long-term indwelling catheter users.
Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads (2015)
Journal Article
Copyright © 2015 by the Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses Society. PURPOSE: We evaluated the performance of prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads, their acceptability to users, and their effect on health-related... Read More about Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads.
The impact of urinary incontinence on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a real-world population of women aged 45-60 years: Results from a survey in France, Germany, the UK and the USA (2014)
Journal Article
© 2014 The Authors. BJU International © 2014 BJU International. Objective To develop a clear understanding of the relationship between severity of urinary incontinence (UI) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and mental well-being in a populat... Read More about The impact of urinary incontinence on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in a real-world population of women aged 45-60 years: Results from a survey in France, Germany, the UK and the USA.
Developing and validating the international consultation on incontinence questionnaire bladder diary (2014)
Journal Article
Background Despite the common use of urinary diaries to assess lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS), a standardised validated diary does not exist. Objective To develop a validated urinary diary, using the psychometric validation protocol used in prev... Read More about Developing and validating the international consultation on incontinence questionnaire bladder diary.
Towards the development of the psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale for continence (C-PIADS) (2014)
Journal Article
© 2014 - IOS Press and the authors. All rights reserved. BACKGROUND: Current outcome measures for continence management devices do not adequately address psychosocial impact. The PIADS is an assessment tool that has been shown to reliably predict the... Read More about Towards the development of the psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale for continence (C-PIADS).