Abstract

Over recent decades, chronic disease has trended upwards, associated with the mismatch between our modern nutritional environment and our paleolithic genome. The beverage industry has exploded in sync with chronic conditions, including bladder symptomatology. This dissertation uses the logic and paradigm of evolutionary medicine to examine the modern beverage culture as a cause of the current high overactive bladder prevalence rates (17-31%, age dependent). A natural experiment exemplar concludes the dissertation with proof of concept that societal-wide influences to hyper-hydrate by drinking beyond thirst influences non-pathological changes to bladder state. The study is a secondary analysis with main outcome measure as void frequency.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 10903044; ProQuest document ID: 2080341780. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Sarah Becker Hortsch, PhD, MSW, RN

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Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Observational

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Overactive Bladder, Postpartum Mothers, Beverage Driven Society, Nutritional Environment, Bladder Symptomatology

Advisor

Janie M. Miller

Second Advisor

Ana Baylin

Third Advisor

Beatrice J. Kalisch

Fourth Advisor

Megan O'Brien Schimpf

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of Michigan

Degree Year

2018

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2021-09-29

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