General Medicine and Geriatrics faculty co-author article in JAMA Internal Medicine

 

Ted Johnson, MD, MPH, director of the Division of General Medicine and Geriatrics, and Camille Vaughan, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division, co-authored the article, “Effectiveness of Combined Behavioral and Drug Therapy for Overactive Bladder Symptoms in Men,” in JAMA Internal Medicine Online First.

The article evaluates the effectiveness of combining behavioral and drug therapy compared with each therapy alone for overactive bladder symptoms in men, and the best sequence for combining therapies.

Their study found that reductions in voiding frequency were significantly greater in those receiving combined therapy compared with those receiving drug therapy alone but not compared with those receiving behavioral therapy alone and greater in those receiving behavioral therapy alone compared with those receiving drug therapy alone. After all groups received combined therapy, outcomes tended to be better for those initially receiving combined therapy, but there were no significant group differences.

To read the full article, visit the JAMA Internal Medicine website.