Sandra H. Berry

STUDY OBJECTIVES: To characterize the nature and impact of sleep disturbances on quality of life (QOL) in women with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS). METHODS: Participants were 3,397 women from a telephone probability …

INTRODUCTION AND HYPOTHESIS: The persistence of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) symptoms has been described in women seeking medical care. The purpose of this study was to determine whether symptoms persist among a popu…

PURPOSE: To estimate the association of chronic non-urologic conditions [i.e., fibromyalgia (FM), chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)] with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with interstitial …

PURPOSE: As part of the RICE (RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology) study, we developed validated case definitions to identify interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome in women and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome in m…

You have accessJournal of UrologyInfections/Inflammation of the Genitourinary Tract: Interstitial Cystitis1 Apr 2012818 THE IMPACT OF NON-UROLOGIC CONDITIONS ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS Anne M. Suskind, Sandra …

PURPOSE: The RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology survey estimated that 2.7% to 6.5% of United States women have urinary symptoms consistent with a diagnosis of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. We describe the demographic and…

OBJECTIVE: To estimate the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) and compare respondents who endorsed SI with respondents who denied SI within a national probability sample of women with bladder pain syndrome or interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC…

PURPOSE: To validate a disease-specific scale to measure the impact of symptoms of bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC), a condition that affects up to 6.5% of U.S. women. METHODS: Participants were drawn from the RAND Inte…

OBJECTIVE: We report the population prevalence of probable depressive disorders and current panic attacks in women with bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC) symptoms and describe their characteristics and access care. METHO…

OBJECTIVES: To examine the prevalence and correlates of general and bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis (BPS/IC)-specific sexual dysfunction among women in the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology study using a probability sample…

PURPOSE: Bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis is a poorly understood condition that can cause serious disability. We provide the first population based symptom prevalence estimate to our knowledge among United States adult females. …

You have accessJournal of UrologyUrodynamics/Incontinence/Female Urology: Female Urology I1 Apr 20101507 A QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS OF SYMPTOM CLUSTERING AMONG WOMEN DIAGNOSED WITH INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS/ PAINFUL BLADDER SYNDROME, ENDOMETRIOSIS,…

PURPOSE: No standard case definition exists for interstitial cystitis/painful bladder syndrome for patient screening or epidemiological studies. As part of the RAND Interstitial Cystitis Epidemiology study, we developed a case definition fo…

PURPOSE: In women symptoms of interstitial cystitis are difficult to distinguish from those of painful bladder syndrome and they appear to overlap with those of urinary tract infection, chronic urethral syndrome, overactive bladder, vulvody…