It's About Time: The Temporal Burden of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Among Women.
Beverly Rosa Williams, Keith Vargo, Diane K Newman, D Yvette Lacoursiere, Elizabeth R Mueller, John Connett, Lisa Kane Low, Aimee S James, Ariana L Smith, Kathryn H Schmitz, Kathryn L Burgio
Author Information
Beverly Rosa Williams: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, AL.
Keith Vargo: University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Diane K Newman: Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine.
D Yvette Lacoursiere: University of California at San Diego School of Medicine.
Elizabeth R Mueller: Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
John Connett: University of Minnesota School of Public Health.
Lisa Kane Low: University of Michigan School of Nursing.
Aimee S James: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine.
Ariana L Smith: University of Pennsylvania Health System.
Kathryn H Schmitz: Penn State College of Medicine.
Kathryn L Burgio: University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, Department of Veterans Affairs, Birmingham, AL.
This secondary analysis studied 50 transcripts of women who shared day-to-day experiences of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and characterized temporal (time-associated) features of living with LUTS. Findings revealed two overarching time-associated themes: and Findings suggest that the temporal burden of LUTS is the accumulated impact of symptoms and symptom management on women's daily lives within multiple contexts across the life course. Increasing nurses' knowledge of the temporal context of LUTS may heighten awareness and improve symptom detection and management.
