Trends in Overactive Bladder Therapy: Associations Between Clinical Care Pathways, Practice Guidelines, and Therapy Utilization Patterns. Journal Abstract

Trends in Overactive Bladder Therapy: Associations Between Clinical Care Pathways, Practice Guidelines, and Therapy Utilization Patterns.

Publication Date: 2024 Nov 19

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Authors

Hodan Mohamud; Shada Sinclair; Susanna Gunamany; Claire S Burton; Chiyuan A Zhang; Raveen Syan; Ekene A Enemchukwu

Abstract

OBJECTIVE

Overactive bladder (OAB) is a chronic condition with significant financial and health-related consequences. Guidelines and treatment pathways were created to optimize care and provide a clinical framework for diagnosing and managing OAB. However, the impact of these efforts and patterns of medical treatment for OAB are poorly understood. Therefore, we sought to evaluate overall trends in therapy utilization before and after the 2014 American Urological Association (AUA)/Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction (SUFU) OAB guideline amendment and publication of the OAB clinical care pathway in 2016.

Source

Neurourology and urodynamics

Pub Types(s)

Journal Article

Language

English

PubMed ID

39558806