Urogenital Disorders Programme
Background
Scotland has a growing elderly population, a high incidence of stroke, and increasing numbers of prostate, testicular and gynaecological cancers. People in these groups are at risk of urogenital problems, particularly incontinence, urine retention and sexual dysfunction. In addition, childbirth has risks for mothers in terms of trauma to the genito-urinary system both in the short- and long-term that may result in, for example, incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse. Very often the management or treatment of these problems falls within the remit of the nurse, AHP or midwife.
The Urogenital Disorders Programme provides a focus for examining interventions associated with problems such as these, which greatly affect quality of life. It aims to provide rigorous research evidence relating to the effectiveness of fundamental interventions carried out by nurses, allied health professionals (AHPs) and midwives. The programme focuses on interventions that impact on the symptoms and side-effects experienced by people with urogenital problems. There are currently two main strands of work relating to 1) interventions for female pelvic organ prolapse, and 2) interventions for male and female urinary dysfunction. A developing area of interest is interventions for sexual dysfunction. Research currently underway in each of these areas is shown below.
| Name | Position | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Suzanne Hagen | Programme Director | s.hagen@gcal.ac.uk | 0141 331 8104 |
| Dr. Doreen McClurg | Research Fellow | doreen.mcclurg@gcal.ac.uk | 0141 331 8105 |
| Sylvia Dickson | Research Fellow | sylvia.dickson@gcal.ac.uk | 0141 331 8016 |
| Janet Logan | Research Assistant | janet.logan@gcal.ac.uk | 0141 273 1437 |
| Lucy Pyart | Research Assistant | lucy.pyart@gcal.ac.uk | 0141 331 3678 |
| Diane Stark | Clinical Partner | diane.stark@nhs.net | 0141 201 2324 |