The document discusses ensuring that patients have reliable and easily accessible information and decision aids to participate effectively in shared decision making (SDM) with their doctors. It questions whether chatbots using artificial intelligence could help address current problems with SDM by providing patients reliable information to make proper healthcare decisions on their own.
Patients with brain injuries or conditions may have difficulty understanding or following instructions. To effectively relay information, it must be communicated in a simple, clear manner they can easily understand. Gathering reliable feedback from these patients also requires methods adapted to their specific needs and abilities.
The document discusses the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) which is used to evaluate prostate symptoms. It notes that the IPSS may be difficult to understand and research is being done to create a more comprehensible variant. The document appears to be about a presentation given on research to develop an improved version of the IPSS questionnaire.
The document discusses percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS), a treatment for overactive bladder syndrome. It describes PTNS treatment parameters including frequency, pulse width and voltage. PTNS involves 12 weekly sessions, with the frequency of sessions decreasing over time. The document also summarizes a randomized controlled trial that compared the efficacy of PTNS versus sham therapy in treating overactive bladder symptoms. The trial found that PTNS significantly improved patient global response assessments, voiding diary parameters and quality of life questionnaires compared to sham therapy.
This document discusses parameters that are measured during urodynamics testing in females. It lists items that are recorded for micturition lists including frequency, volumes, duration, and incontinence episodes. It also outlines measurements that are made for free flow, filling phase, voiding phase, bladder pressure-volume relationship, urethral pressure profile, and indices like bladder outlet obstruction index and bladder contractility index. The purpose of urodynamics testing is to objectively evaluate lower urinary tract function and diagnose incontinence or other issues.
This document discusses urodynamics, which is a urology symposium presentation on September 30th, 2022. It outlines the various measurements and assessments that are part of a urodynamics test, including voiding diaries, free flow measurements, filling phase measurements, voiding phase measurements, and urethral pressure profile measurements. The purpose is to evaluate bladder storage and voiding functions through cystometry and uroflowmetry to diagnose incontinence and other lower urinary tract dysfunctions.
Towards a future of sustainable continence care: 'green' care and therapy ini...Michael van Balken
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This document discusses initiatives to make continence care more sustainable, including rethinking catheter and material use to reduce waste, innovating new therapies, addressing misconceptions among patients and others about incontinence, and improving health literacy through decision aids and easier to understand information. It also calls for scientific organizations and patient groups to join efforts towards a more sustainable future of continence care.
Finding ways to optimally inform patients with lacking digital or literacy sk...Michael van Balken
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Providing optimal information to patients with limited digital or literacy skills is challenging. A urologist from the Netherlands discusses the difficulty in informing patients who lack proficiency with technology or reading. Effective communication methods are needed to ensure all patients can understand their treatment options and make informed healthcare decisions.
The document discusses percutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (PTNS), a treatment for overactive bladder syndrome. It describes PTNS treatment parameters including frequency, pulse width and voltage. PTNS involves 12 weekly sessions, with the frequency of sessions decreasing over time. The document also summarizes a randomized controlled trial that compared the efficacy of PTNS versus sham therapy in treating overactive bladder symptoms. The trial found that PTNS significantly improved patient global response assessments, voiding diary parameters and quality of life questionnaires compared to sham therapy.
This document discusses parameters that are measured during urodynamics testing in females. It lists items that are recorded for micturition lists including frequency, volumes, duration, and incontinence episodes. It also outlines measurements that are made for free flow, filling phase, voiding phase, bladder pressure-volume relationship, urethral pressure profile, and indices like bladder outlet obstruction index and bladder contractility index. The purpose of urodynamics testing is to objectively evaluate lower urinary tract function and diagnose incontinence or other issues.
This document discusses urodynamics, which is a urology symposium presentation on September 30th, 2022. It outlines the various measurements and assessments that are part of a urodynamics test, including voiding diaries, free flow measurements, filling phase measurements, voiding phase measurements, and urethral pressure profile measurements. The purpose is to evaluate bladder storage and voiding functions through cystometry and uroflowmetry to diagnose incontinence and other lower urinary tract dysfunctions.
Towards a future of sustainable continence care: 'green' care and therapy ini...Michael van Balken
Ìý
This document discusses initiatives to make continence care more sustainable, including rethinking catheter and material use to reduce waste, innovating new therapies, addressing misconceptions among patients and others about incontinence, and improving health literacy through decision aids and easier to understand information. It also calls for scientific organizations and patient groups to join efforts towards a more sustainable future of continence care.
Finding ways to optimally inform patients with lacking digital or literacy sk...Michael van Balken
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Providing optimal information to patients with limited digital or literacy skills is challenging. A urologist from the Netherlands discusses the difficulty in informing patients who lack proficiency with technology or reading. Effective communication methods are needed to ensure all patients can understand their treatment options and make informed healthcare decisions.