Rickey L M, Camenga D R, Brady S S, Williams B R, Wyman J F, Brault M A, Smith A L, LaCoursiere D Y, James A S, Lavender M D, Low L K
Departments of Urology and Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, 310 Cedar Street, FMB 329E, New Haven, CT 06519, USA.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Curr Bladder Dysfunct Rep. 2022 Sep;17(3):188-195. doi: 10.1007/s11884-022-00655-6. Epub 2022 May 25.
The goal of this manuscript is to review the current literature on bladder health education, summarize revention of ower rinary Tract ymptoms (PLUS) [50] findings on environmental factors that influence knowledge and beliefs about toileting and bladder function, and describe how PLUS work will contribute to improved understanding of women's bladder-related knowledge and inform prevention intervention strategies.
Analysis of focus group transcripts revealed the various ways women view, experience, and describe bladder function. In the absence of formal bladder health educational platforms, women appear to develop knowledge of normal and abnormal bladder function from a variety of social processes including environmental cues and interpersonal sources. Importantly, focus group participants expressed frustration with the absence of structured bladder education to inform knowledge and practices.
There is a lack of bladder health educational programming in the USA, and it is unknown to what degree women's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs influence their risk of developing lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). The PLUS Consortium RISE FOR HEALTH study will estimate the prevalence of bladder health in adult women and assess risk and protective factors. A Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs (KAB) questionnaire will be administered to determine KAB around bladder function, toileting, and bladder-related behaviors, and examine the relationship of KAB to bladder health and LUTS. The data generated from PLUS studies will identify opportunities for educational strategies to improve bladder health promotion and well-being across the life course.
本手稿的目标是回顾当前关于膀胱健康教育的文献，总结关于影响如厕和膀胱功能知识与信念的环境因素的下尿路症状预防（PLUS）[50]研究结果，并描述PLUS工作将如何有助于增进对女性膀胱相关知识的理解，并为预防干预策略提供信息。
对焦点小组记录的分析揭示了女性看待、体验和描述膀胱功能的各种方式。在缺乏正式膀胱健康教育平台的情况下，女性似乎通过包括环境线索和人际来源在内的各种社会过程来形成关于正常和异常膀胱功能的知识。重要的是，焦点小组参与者对缺乏结构化膀胱教育以指导知识和实践表示沮丧。
美国缺乏膀胱健康教育项目，女性的知识、态度和信念在多大程度上影响其发生下尿路症状（LUTS）的风险尚不清楚。PLUS联盟促进健康研究将估计成年女性膀胱健康的患病率，并评估风险和保护因素。将进行一项知识、态度和信念（KAB）问卷调查，以确定围绕膀胱功能、如厕和膀胱相关行为的KAB，并检查KAB与膀胱健康和LUTS的关系。PLUS研究产生的数据将为改善整个生命过程中膀胱健康促进和福祉的教育策略提供机会。
