Published on in Vol 10, No 2 (2021): February

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/22902, first published .
Improving Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Acute and Rehabilitation Wards That Admit Adult Patients: Protocol for a Before-and-After Implementation Study

Improving Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Acute and Rehabilitation Wards That Admit Adult Patients: Protocol for a Before-and-After Implementation Study

Improving Assessment, Diagnosis, and Management of Urinary Incontinence and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms on Acute and Rehabilitation Wards That Admit Adult Patients: Protocol for a Before-and-After Implementation Study

Dianne Lesley Marsden   1, 2, 3, 4 , BAppSc, Grad Cert, MAppMngt, PhD ;   Kerry Boyle   1, 2, 3, 5 , BN, Grad Dip ;   Louise-Anne Jordan   1 , BAppSc, Grad Cert ;   Judith Anne Dunne   6 , BN, Grad Cert ;   Jodi Shipp   7 , BN, Grad Cert ;   Fiona Minett   8 , BN ;   Amanda Styles   9, 10 , BN, Grad Cert ;   Jaclyn Birnie   9 , BAppSc ;   Sally Ormond   11 , BN, Grad Cert ;   Kim Parrey   12 , Grad Cert ;   Amanda Buzio   13 , Grad Dip, Grad Cert ;   Sandra Lever   14, 15 , Grad Dip, BHM, MN ;   Michelle Paul   16 , BN, Grad Cert, Grad Dip, MN ;   Kelvin Hill   17, 18 , BAppSc, Grad Dip ;   Michael R P Pollack   1, 2, 4, 7 , MBBS, MMedSci, FAFRM(RACP) ;   John Wiggers   2, 19, 20 , BA(Hons), PhD ;   Christopher Oldmeadow   21 , BMathematics(Hons), PhD ;   Dominique Ann-Michele Cadilhac   4, 18, 22 * , BN, MPH, PhD ;   Jed Duff   2, 23 * , BN, MN, PhD ;   The I-SCAMP Project Team   24

1 Hunter Stroke Service, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

2 Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia

3 Brain and Mental Health Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

4 Centre of Research Excellence in Stroke Rehabilitation and Brain Recovery, Newcastle and Melbourne, Australia

5 Belmont Hospital, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

6 Rankin Park Centre, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

7 John Hunter Hospital, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

8 Manning Hospital and Wingham Hospital, Hunter New England Local Health District, Taree, Australia

9 Armidale Hospital, Hunter New England Local Health District, Armidale, Australia

10 Tamworth Hospital, Hunter New England Local Health District, Tamworth, Australia

11 Calvary Mater Newcastle, Newcatle, Australia

12 Port Macquarie Hospital, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Port Macquarie, Australia

13 Coffs Harbour Hospital, Mid North Coast Local Health District, Coffs Harbour, Australia

14 Ryde Hospital, Northern Sydney Local Health District, Sydney, Australia

15 Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

16 Continence Service, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

17 Stroke Foundation, Melbourne, Australia

18 Stroke Theme, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

19 Health Research and Translation, Hunter New England Local Health District, Newcastle, Australia

20 Public Health Program, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

21 Clinical Research Design & Statistics, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia

22 Stroke and Ageing Research, Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia

23 Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia

24 see Acknowledgments, Newcastle, Australia

*these authors contributed equally

Corresponding Author:

  • Dianne Lesley Marsden, BAppSc, Grad Cert, MAppMngt, PhD
  • Hunter Stroke Service
  • Hunter New England Local Health District
  • Level 2 The Lodge, Rankin Park Campus
  • Lookout Road, New Lambton Heights
  • Newcastle, 2305
  • Australia
  • Phone: 61 2 49224480
  • Email: Di.Marsden@health.nsw.gov.au