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Mar 12, 2019

How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the UK Economy £4.5 Billion a Year

Frequent visits to the bathroom at night could cost the UK economy £4.5 billion a year. Waking up more than twice a night due to nocturia, a health condition that affects the lower urinary tract, can have a detrimental effect on a person's wellbeing and productivity at work, which in turn has an impact on a country's GDP.
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Mar 12, 2019

How trips to the bathroom at night affect health and productivity

RAND Europe studied the factors associated with nocturia, its effects on productivity, and possible economic implications.
Press

Mar 12, 2019

How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the U.S. Economy $44.4 Billion a Year

Frequent visits to the bathroom at night could cost the U.S. economy $44.4 billion a year. Waking up more than twice a night due to nocturia, a health condition that affects the lower urinary tract, can have a detrimental effect on a person's wellbeing and productivity at work, which in turn has an impact on a country's GDP.
Research

Mar 11, 2019

How frequent night-time bathroom visits can negatively impact sleep, well-being and productivity: Examining the associations between nocturia, well-being and economic outcomes in a working-age population

Nocturia, a urinary tract condition causing numerous night-time bathroom visits, can have negative impacts on sleep, wellbeing and productivity. Our results show a set of associations between nocturia and a range of conditions, outcomes and factors.
Press

Oct 2, 2018

Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs

Providing specialized medical care and coordination to patients whose kidneys are failing before they need dialysis treatment could save the U.S. health care system more than $1 billion annually.
Research

Jun 6, 2017

High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency

Higher-priced providers do not necessarily provide higher-quality care.
Research

Mar 14, 2017

Cost Analysis of Treatments for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

Minimally invasive pyeloplasty should be considered the standard treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction, a common urologic condition.
Research

Mar 16, 2016

Resident and Facility Factors Associated with the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set

This research examined resident and facility-specific factors associated with a diagnosis of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the nursing home setting.
Research

Jan 28, 2016

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

This study examined temporal trends in the annual incidence and cumulative risk of nephrolithiasis among children and adults living in South Carolina over a 16-year period.
Research

Sep 14, 2015

Quality of Acute Care for Patients with Urinary Stones in the United States

We performed a cross-sectional analysis of visits recorded by the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (ED component) in 2007-2010.
Research

Jul 15, 2015

Urological Surveillance and Medical Complications After Spinal Cord Injury in the United States

Urological complications are common in SCI who receive Medicare. Most of these patients with SCI are not receiving even the minimum recommended surveillance for these urological complications.
Research

Apr 7, 2015

Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares and Their Impact: Qualitative Analysis in the MAPP Network

The authors conducted eight focus groups of female UCPPS (interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome) patients at four sites from the MAPP Research Network to explore the full spectrum of flares and their impact on patients' lives.

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How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the UK Economy £4.5 Billion a Year

How trips to the bathroom at night affect health and productivity

How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the U.S. Economy $44.4 Billion a Year

How frequent night-time bathroom visits can negatively impact sleep, well-being and productivity: Examining the associations between nocturia, well-being and economic outcomes in a working-age population

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Resident and Facility Factors Associated with the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

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Understanding the Long-Term Impacts of Combat: Genital Injury in UK Male Military Veterans

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How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the UK Economy £4.5 Billion a Year

How trips to the bathroom at night affect health and productivity

How Two or More Trips to the Bathroom at Night Are Costing the U.S. Economy $44.4 Billion a Year

How frequent night-time bathroom visits can negatively impact sleep, well-being and productivity: Examining the associations between nocturia, well-being and economic outcomes in a working-age population

Expanding Specialist Care and Enhanced Coordination for Chronic Kidney Disease Can Improve Outcomes, Lower Costs

High-Price And Low-Price Physician Practices Do Not Differ Significantly On Care Quality Or Efficiency

Cost Analysis of Treatments for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

Resident and Facility Factors Associated with the Incidence of Urinary Tract Infections Identified in the Nursing Home Minimum Data Set

Annual Incidence of Nephrolithiasis Among Children and Adults in South Carolina from 1997 to 2012

Quality of Acute Care for Patients with Urinary Stones in the United States

Urological Surveillance and Medical Complications After Spinal Cord Injury in the United States

Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Flares and Their Impact: Qualitative Analysis in the MAPP Network

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