Overactive Bladder and the Workplace

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-10-2022

Publication Title

Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports

Abstract

Purpose of Review: This review examines the associations between overactive bladder syndrome (OAB) and the workplace, specifically focusing on aspects of employment, occupational settings, and work toilet environment (i.e., toilet infrastructure and access) that may contribute to the development of OAB or be impacted by urinary symptoms resulting from OAB. Recent Findings: Several, cross-sectional, and clinical studies have identified significant bi-directional associations between the workplace and bladder health, including OAB, as well as important barriers and restrictions facing certain workers afflicted by OAB. Summary: While OAB symptoms and treatments can have negative impacts on employment and occupational opportunities, workplace and occupational settings can have deleterious impacts on bladder health and contribute to the development and exacerbation of OAB. Even though the evidence-based relating OAB and occupational health is expansive and growing, there is still a need for research focusing on homogenous occupational and control group comparisons to determine the causal factors associated with these findings.

First Page

197

Last Page

203

Volume

17

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Copyright © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature

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