Health disparities and access to advanced therapy for overactive bladder.

Nicole RoselliElishia MckayJennifer NauheimPriyanka K HalaniNitya E Abraham

Published in: Neurourology and urodynamics (2022)

Numerous health disparities exist in the diagnosis and management of OAB. This review is grounded in societal context: health injustice in the United States ultimately stems from systemic racism. Improving our understanding of care disparities and the systems that allow them to persist will bring us closer to equity and allow our patients from marginalized backgrounds to obtain the evidence-based care they deserve.

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healthcare
public health
affordable care act
mental health
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palliative care
end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
pain management
risk assessment
human health
patient reported outcomes
social media
patient reported