Self-management of male urinary symptoms: qualitative findings from a primary care trial
Explanations and tailored self-management support were liked and found useful by many men with LUTS. Recommendations for clinical practice include: avoiding the expression 'old men's problems', ensuring LUTS follow-up after PSA testing, focusing on symptoms and self-management approaches, and distributing the TRIUMPH booklet widely.
Authors
- Matthew J Ridd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-8823)
- Mandy Fader (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0801-543X)
- Marcus J. Drake (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6230-2552)
- Margaret Macaulay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1737-4589)
- Nikki Cotterill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6921-2712)
- Jessica Frost (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2454-311X)
- Lucy McGeagh
- Jessica Wheeler (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0802-7286)
- Jo Worthington (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2860-3511)
- Sian Noble (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8011-0722)
- J. Athene Lane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7578-4925)
- Stephanie MacNeill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6553-1433)
- Hashim Hashim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-407X)
- Gordon Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8029-2503)
- Luke Robles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2882-9868)
- Jonathan Rees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8014-4407)
Institutions
- Oxford Brookes University (GB)
- North Bristol NHS Trust (GB)
- University of the West of England (GB)
- Highways England (GB)
- House of Representatives (NL)
- At Bristol (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Bristol Regional Medical Center (US)
- Tyumen State Medical University (RU)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of General Practice
- Published
- 2025-09-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3399/bjgp.2025.0046
- Primary Topic
- Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00