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Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads (2015)
Journal Article
Long, A., Edwards, J., Worthington, J., Cotterill, N., Weir, I., Drake, M. J., & Van Den Heuvel, E. (2015). Clinical evaluation of a prototype underwear designed to detect urine leakage from continence pads. Journal of Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nursing, 42(6), 632-639. https://doi.org/10.1097/WON.0000000000000178

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
Abrams, P., Smith, A. P., & Cotterill, N. (2015). 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. BJU International, 115(1), 143-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/bju.12852

© 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.

Towards the development of the psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale for continence (C-PIADS) (2014)
Journal Article
Long, A., Southall, K., Fowler, S., Cotterill, N., Van Den Heuvel, E., & Jutai, J. W. (2014). Towards the development of the psychosocial impact of assistive devices scale for continence (C-PIADS). Technology and Disability, 26(2-3), 153-160. https://doi.org/10.3233/TAD-140413

© 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).

Developing and validating the international consultation on incontinence questionnaire bladder diary (2014)
Journal Article
Bright, E., Cotterill, N., Drake, M., & Abrams, P. (2014). Developing and validating the international consultation on incontinence questionnaire bladder diary. European Urology, 66(2), 294-300. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eururo.2014.02.057

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.

Reliability of Arabic ICIQ-UI short form in Saudi Arabia (2013)
Journal Article
Al-Shaikh, G., Al-Badr, A., Al Maarik, A., Cotterill, N., & Al-Mandeel, H. M. (2013). Reliability of Arabic ICIQ-UI short form in Saudi Arabia. Urology Annals, 5(1), 34-38. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-7796.106964

Context: The International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF) provides a brief measure of symptoms and impact of urinary incontinence on quality of life. It is suitable for use in clinical practice... Read More about Reliability of Arabic ICIQ-UI short form in Saudi Arabia.

Developing a validated urinary diary: Phase 1 (2012)
Journal Article
Bright, E., Cotterill, N., Drake, M., & Abrams, P. (2012). Developing a validated urinary diary: Phase 1. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 31(5), 625-633. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.21254

Aims: To develop and validate a urinary diary, using the psychometric validation protocol applied to all International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) modules. Methods: Patient and clinician opinion was sought on diary content, form... Read More about Developing a validated urinary diary: Phase 1.

Psychometric evaluation of a new patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating anal incontinence symptoms and impact on quality of life: The ICIQ-B (2011)
Journal Article
Avery, K. N., Cotterill, N., Norton, C., Abrams, P., & Donovan, J. L. (2011). Psychometric evaluation of a new patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating anal incontinence symptoms and impact on quality of life: The ICIQ-B. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 54(10), 1235-1250. https://doi.org/10.1097/DCR.0b013e3182272128

BACKGROUND: A psychometrically robust patient-completed questionnaire for anal incontinence, which reflects issues of importance to both clinicians and patients, was lacking for assessment purposes. OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine the psycho... Read More about Psychometric evaluation of a new patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating anal incontinence symptoms and impact on quality of life: The ICIQ-B.

A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence (2007)
Journal Article
Avery, K. N., Cotterill, N., Norton, C., Abrams, P., & Donovan, J. L. (2008). A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, 51(1), 82-87. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10350-007-9069-3

PURPOSE: This study was designed to identify question items required for a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment for individuals with anal incontinence. METHODS: Three substudies addressed the goals: 1) convenience sample of clinical e... Read More about A patient-centered approach to developing a comprehensive symptom and quality of life assessment of anal incontinence.

Impact of surgical treatment on nocturia in men with benign prostatic obstruction (2006)
Journal Article
Cai, T., Gardener, N., Abraham, L., Boddi, V., Abrams, P., & Bartoletti, R. (2006). Impact of surgical treatment on nocturia in men with benign prostatic obstruction. BJU International, 98(4), 799-805. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2006.06380.x

OBJECTIVES: To validate the International Consultation on Incontinence Nocturia Quality-of-life (NQoL) questionnaire in Italian (IT-NQoL) and use it to evaluate the impact of surgical treatment on nocturia in men with lower urinary tract symptoms rel... Read More about Impact of surgical treatment on nocturia in men with benign prostatic obstruction.

The international consultation on incontinence modular questionnaire: www.iciq.net (2006)
Journal Article
Abrams, P., Avery, K., Gardener, N., & Donovan, J. (2006). The international consultation on incontinence modular questionnaire: www.iciq.net. Journal of Urology, The, 175(3), 1063-1066. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347%2805%2900348-4

Purpose: In 1998 the first ICI was held in Monaco, sponsored by WHO and organized by the International Continence Society and International Consultation on Urological Diseases. The Scientific Committee recognized the need to develop a universally app... Read More about The international consultation on incontinence modular questionnaire: www.iciq.net.