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Kathryn L. Burgio is affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the United States. Their research work primarily falls within the field of Medicine, with specific contributions in subfields including Rheumatology, Urology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

Their research topics cover several specialized areas mainly focused on urinary and pelvic health, as well as care practices in severe illness conditions. Key topics include:

  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Urinary Tract Infections Management
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units
  • Family Caregiving in Mental Illness

The scientist has authored multiple recent papers. Notable publications include:

  • "Effect of an Early Palliative Care Telehealth Intervention vs Usual Care on Patients With Heart Failure," 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Effects of a Telehealth Early Palliative Care Intervention for Family Caregivers of Persons With Advanced Heart Failure," 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • "Effectiveness of Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men," 2020, JAMA Internal Medicine
  • "Development of Conceptual Models to Guide Public Health Research, Practice, and Policy: Synthesizing Traditional and Contemporary Paradigms," 2020, Health Promotion Practice
  • "Toileting behaviors and lower urinary tract symptoms: A cross-sectional study of diverse women in the United States," 2021, International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Alayne D. Markland
  • Beverly Rosa Williams
  • Diane K. Newman
  • Lisa Kane Low
  • Camille P. Vaughan

Publication venues where they have published most frequently encompass:

  • Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
  • The Journal of Urology
  • Journal of Women's Health
  • Neurourology and Urodynamics
  • JAMA Internal Medicine

Best Publications

  • Prevalence of symptomatic pelvic floor disorders in US women

    Ingrid Nygaard;Matthew D. Barber;Kathryn L. Burgio;Kathryn L. Burgio;Kimberly Kenton

  • Epidemiology and natural history of urinary incontinence.

    S. Hunskaar;E. P. Arnold;K. Burgio;A. C. Diokno

  • Prevalence and Trends of Symptomatic Pelvic Floor Disorders in U.S. Women

    Jennifer M. Wu;Camille P. Vaughan;Patricia S. Goode;David T. Redden;David T. Redden;David T. Redden

  • Behavioral vs. Drug Treatment for Urge Urinary Incontinence in Older Women. A Randomized Controlled Trial

    K.L. Burgio;J.L. Locher;P.S. Goode;J.M. Hardin

  • Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder (Non-Neurogenic) in Adults: AUA/SUFU Guideline

    E. Ann Gormley;Deborah J. Lightner;Kathryn L. Burgio;Toby C. Chai

  • Weight Loss to Treat Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women

    Leslee L. Subak;Rena Wing;Delia Smith West;Frank Franklin

  • Prevalence, Incidence and Correlates of Urinary Incontinence in Healthy, Middle-Aged Women

    Kathryn L. Burgio;Kathryn L. Burgio;Karen A. Matthews;Karen A. Matthews;Bernard T. Engel;Bernard T. Engel

  • Epidemiology and natural history of urinary incontinence in women.

    Steinar Hunskaar;Kathryn Burgio;Ananias Diokno;A.Regula Herzog

  • Pelvic floor muscle exercise for the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence: III. Effects of two different degrees of pelvic floor muscle exercises

    Kari Bø;Rolf H. Hagen;Bernt Kvarstein;Jan Jørgensen

  • Comparison of 2 transvaginal surgical approaches and perioperative behavioral therapy for apical vaginal prolapse: The OPTIMAL randomized trial

    Matthew D. Barber;Linda Brubaker;Kathryn L. Burgio;Holly E. Richter

  • Fecal and urinary incontinence in primiparous women.

    Diane Borello-France;Kathryn L. Burgio;Holly E. Richter;Halina Zyczynski

  • Behavioral Training With and Without Biofeedback in the Treatment of Urge Incontinence in Older Women A Randomized Controlled Trial

    Kathryn L. Burgio;Patricia S. Goode;Patricia S. Goode;Julie L. Locher;Mary G. Umlauf

  • Factors associated with women's decisions to seek treatment for urinary incontinence.

    Kraig S. Kinchen;Kathryn Burgio;Ananias C. Diokno;Nancy H. Fultz

  • Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Urge Incontinence in Older Women

    Kathryn L. Burgio;Julie L. Locher;Patricia S. Goode

  • The role of biofeedback in Kegel exercise training for stress urinary incontinence.

    Kathryn Larsen Burgio;Kathryn Larsen Burgio;J.Courtland Robinson;J.Courtland Robinson;Bernard T. Engel;Bernard T. Engel

  • Effect of behavioral training with or without pelvic floor electrical stimulation on stress incontinence in women: a randomized controlled trial.

    Patricia S. Goode;Kathryn L. Burgio;Kathryn L. Burgio;Julie L. Locher;David L. Roth

  • Burden of stress urinary incontinence for community-dwelling women.

    Nancy H Fultz;Kathryn Burgio;Ananias C Diokno;Kraig S Kinchen

  • Treatment Seeking for Urinary Incontinence in Older Adults

    Kathryn L. Burgio;Diane G. Ives;Julie L. Locher;Vincent C. Arena

  • Urinary Incontinence in the Elderly: Bladder-Sphincter Biofeedback and Toileting Skills Training

    Kathryn Larsen Burgio;William E. Whitehead;Bernard T. Engel

  • Urinary incontinence in the 12-month postpartum period.

    Kathryn L. Burgio;Halina Zyczynski;Halina Zyczynski;Julie L. Locher;Holly E. Richter

Frequent Co-Authors

Holly E. Richter
Holly E. Richter University of Alabama at Birmingham
Linda Brubaker
Linda Brubaker University of California, San Diego
David L. Roth
David L. Roth Johns Hopkins University
Richard M. Allman
Richard M. Allman George Washington University
William E. Whitehead
William E. Whitehead University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gerald McGwin
Gerald McGwin University of Alabama at Birmingham
Morton B. Brown
Morton B. Brown University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
John W. Kusek
John W. Kusek National Institutes of Health
Matthew D. Barber
Matthew D. Barber Duke University
Amy A. Gorin
Amy A. Gorin University of Connecticut

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