All Outputs (10)

Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an integrative group psychological intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis: A study protocol (2023)
Journal Article
Fragkiadaki, E., Cotterill, N., Rice, C., Smith, J., & Nizza, I. (2023). Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an integrative group psychological intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis: A study protocol. PLoS ONE, 18(7), Article e0288295. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288295

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is characterised by significant symptom diversity and complexity. The unpredictability of the symptoms and the emotional and cognitive facets of the disease have a significant impact on the patients' quality of life, relations... Read More about Evaluation of the feasibility and acceptability of an integrative group psychological intervention for people with Multiple Sclerosis: A study protocol.

Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training (2023)
Journal Article
Percival, J., Abbott, K., Allain, T., Bradley, R., Cramp, F., Donovan, J., …Cotterill, N. (2023). Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training. Nursing Open, 10(5), 3305-3313. https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1582

Aim: The aim of the study was to explore practitioners' experiences and perspectives on continence training, in order to understand its relevance to practice and how take-up of, and engagement with, such training may be improved. Design: 27 qualitati... Read More about Hospital practitioner views on the benefits of continence education and best ways to provide training.

Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: The MASTER non-inferiority RCT (2022)
Journal Article
Constable, L., Abrams, P., Cooper, D., Kilonzo, M., Cotterill, N., Harding, C., …MacLennan, G. (2022). Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: The MASTER non-inferiority RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 26(36), 1-152. https://doi.org/10.3310/TBFZ0277

BACKGROUND: Stress urinary incontinence is common in men after prostate surgery and can be difficult to improve. Implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter is the most common surgical procedure for persistent stress urinary incontinence, but it... Read More about Synthetic sling or artificial urinary sphincter for men with urodynamic stress incontinence after prostate surgery: The MASTER non-inferiority RCT.

Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey (2022)
Journal Article
Palmer, C., Richardson, D., Rayner, J., Drake, M. J., & Cotterill, N. (2022). Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey. BMC Health Services Research, 22(1), 783. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08163-3

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic required changes to the organisation and delivery of NHS community continence services which assess and treat adults and children experiencing bladder and bowel difficulties. Although strong evidence exists for the p... Read More about Professional perspectives on impacts, benefits and disadvantages of changes made to community continence services during the COVID-19 pandemic: findings from the EPICCC-19 national survey.

Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals (2022)
Journal Article
Percival, J., Cotterill, N., Cramp, F., & McCabe, C. (2022). Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals. Nursing Times, 118(4),

Difficulties with bladder control affect one in five people in the UK and bowel problems affect one in ten. The quality of continence care can be poor and is then associated with increased admission to nursing or residential homes. Our study, which... Read More about Practitioner suggestions for improving continence care in hospitals.

The importance of overcoming the challenges in delivering the Proper Understanding of Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment (PURSUIT) study (2022)
Journal Article
Pope, C., Cotterill, N., Drake, M. J., Fitzgerald, B., Greenwell, T., Jha, S., …White, A. (2022). The importance of overcoming the challenges in delivering the Proper Understanding of Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment (PURSUIT) study. Continence, 1, Article 100020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cont.2022.100020

There is insufficient data to assess the effects of any of the different management strategies for recurrent or persistent stress urinary incontinence in women after failed interventional treatment. The evidence base lacks well-designed randomised tr... Read More about The importance of overcoming the challenges in delivering the Proper Understanding of Recurrent Stress Urinary Incontinence Treatment (PURSUIT) study.

CONfidence: developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health (2022)
Journal Article
Cotterill, N. (2022). CONfidence: developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health. Nursing Times, 118(4), 26-27

Through a series of events with healthcare staff, patients and members of the public in Bristol, we identified a need for more easily accessible information for bowel and bladder incontinence. This was particularly important for the many people who d... Read More about CONfidence: developing an app to promote bladder and bowel health.

Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) (2022)
Journal Article
Ito, H., Abrams, P., Lewis, A., Young, G., Blair, P., Cotterill, N., …Drake, M. (2022). Use of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaires bladder diary (ICIQ-BD) in men seeking therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). European Urology Focus, 8(1), 66-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2021.12.009

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)
Journal Article
Olaniyi, P., Cotterill, N., Drake, M. J., Frost, J., Lane, J. A., Ridd, M., …Wheeler, J. (2022). Qualitative assessment of the conservative management of nocturia with standardised written materials for Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in men treated in primary care. European Urology Focus, 8(1), 75-80. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.euf.2022.01.003

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.

Female urgency, trial of urodynamics as routine evaluation (FUTURE study): A superiority randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms (2021)
Journal Article
Abdel-fattah, M., Chapple, C., Guerrero, K., Dixon, S., Cotterill, N., Ward, K., …Norrie, J. (2021). Female urgency, trial of urodynamics as routine evaluation (FUTURE study): A superiority randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms. Trials, 22(1), Article 745. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05661-3

Background: Overactive bladder (OAB) syndrome is a symptom complex affecting 12–14% of the UK adult female population. Symptoms include urinary urgency, with or without urgency incontinence, increased daytime urinary frequency and nocturia. OAB has a... Read More about Female urgency, trial of urodynamics as routine evaluation (FUTURE study): A superiority randomised clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of invasive urodynamic investigations in management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms.