{"title":"Which of the primary prostaglandin receptors might play a role in lower urinary tract dysfunction? A narrative review","authors":"Zane Stromberga, Christian Moro","doi":"10.33235/anzcj.26.3.58-60","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33235/anzcj.26.3.58-60","url":null,"abstract":"This article reviews the role of inflammation in bladder dysfunction, and the potential for prostaglandins to play a contributing role. If this is the case, it presents this receptor system as a future therapeutic target, and also enhances our knowledge into the mechanisms underlying lower urinary tract function.","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131819422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Simon M Scheck, S. Lepine, Roop Gill, Sornalatha Vasan
{"title":"Satisfaction and complication rates following midurethral sling procedures: a retrospective chart audit and patient questionnaire","authors":"Simon M Scheck, S. Lepine, Roop Gill, Sornalatha Vasan","doi":"10.33235/anzcj.26.2.39-45","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33235/anzcj.26.2.39-45","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"63 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131600444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A life dedicated to obstetric fistula: Dr Catherine Hamlin AC 1924 – 2020","authors":"J. Goh","doi":"10.33235/anzcj.26.2.30-31","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33235/anzcj.26.2.30-31","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"103 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120910246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Female Genital Tract Fistula","authors":"J. Goh","doi":"10.32388/blgqpy","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32388/blgqpy","url":null,"abstract":"Obstetric fistula is the most common genital tract fistula world-wide. It is commonly due to childbirth injuries sustained during prolonged, obstructed and neglected labour. The author describes her work on a hospital ship operated by Mercy Ships to provide care for women with this condition in Africa. The role of Mercy Ships, a charitable, Christian organisation founded in 1978 which uses hospital ships to deliver health care in war-torn West African countries such as Sierra Leone and Liberia, is described.","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126264347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Paterson, J. Ostaszkiewicz, I. Suyasa, J. Skelly, Lesley Bellefeuille
{"title":"Continence care: Development and validation of the role profile of the nurse continence specialist","authors":"J. Paterson, J. Ostaszkiewicz, I. Suyasa, J. Skelly, Lesley Bellefeuille","doi":"10.1097/won.0000000000000286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/won.0000000000000286","url":null,"abstract":"Although nurses have specialized in the management of incontinence, bladder, bowel, and pelvic floor dysfunction for more than 30 years, there is a lack of awareness and underutilization of their role. This article describes a 6-year project to define, characterize, and validate a role profile of the Nurse Continence Specialist. Data collection used a 2-phase, mixed-methods design. Phase 1 of the project resulted in a draft Nurse Continence Specialist role profile and Phase 2 led to validation of the draft profile. The result was a broad consensus about what constitutes the specific skill set for Nurse Continence Specialist specialization within nursing.","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122589469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Referral patterns to continence physiotherapy services for patients with chronic respiratory conditions","authors":"H. Brien, Cath Bunting, S. Patman","doi":"10.33235/anzcj.26.1.11-18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33235/anzcj.26.1.11-18","url":null,"abstract":"Chronic respiratory conditions are a widely recognised risk factor for urinary incontinence and current chronic respiratory condition management guidelines state that patients should be screened for urinary incontinence and referred to continence physiotherapists for treatment. This study aimed to firstly confirm anecdotal sentiment that referrals of these patients to continence physiotherapists are low; and, secondly, to investigate barriers to the referral of these patients. Two online de novo surveys were disseminated across the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia: one to continence physiotherapists (Survey A) to investigate referral rates, and the other to respiratory physiotherapists, respiratory physicians and general practitioner clinics (Survey B) to investigate barriers to referral for continence management. Survey A received 30 responses and confirmed the expected low referral rate. Survey B received 41 responses, with 31% of respondents stating they “never” or “rarely” inquired about incontinence with these patients. Reported referral barriers included time constraints (50%) and a lack of prioritisation of urinary incontinence (53%). Survey findings also indicated urinary incontinence continues to carry a stigma among clinicians and patients; therefore, more should be done in order to promote an open discussion of urinary incontinence. Clinicians also require support to prioritise management of urinary incontinence with their patients. This study is one of the first to explore barriers to screening and referral in this patient group, and the issue appears to be multifactorial. Further research needs to be directed at exploring the issue further and developing strategies to address the identified barriers.","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"44 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127337762","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Urinary incontinence in adolescents seen at a tertiary paediatric continence service","authors":"T. Soe, Elizabeth H Barnes, P. Caldwell","doi":"10.33235/anzcj.26.1.6-10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33235/anzcj.26.1.6-10","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this case control study was to increase understanding about young people with urinary incontinence by comparing initial presentation and treatment response between adolescents (aged 15-18 years) and children (aged 4-15 years) who presented to a tertiary paediatric continence service in Australia from 2005 to 2014. A total of 264 patient records were reviewed in this study. The median age of initial presentation for adolescents group was 15 years versus 8 years for children. More adolescents had a history of developmental disability (17% versus 9%, p=0.05) or chronic illness (23% versus 9%, p=0.003); however, there was no difference in frequency, severity or type of incontinence between the two groups. The treatment outcomes were also similar between groups, with 41% of adolescents versus 32% of the children becoming dry by their last appointment (p=0.12). As such, while adolescents were more likely to have a history of developmental disability or chronic illness, their treatment response was encouraging and comparable to younger children who presented to the service.","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126585716","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"When All Is Said and Done ...","authors":"J. Chase","doi":"10.2307/j.ctt1tg5mmd.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1tg5mmd.12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":198438,"journal":{"name":"The Australian and New Zealand Continence Journal","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125067904","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}