Improving Uroflowmetry Interpretability: Evaluating the Impact of Patient Reminder Systems

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 years or older
• Sex assigned at birth: Female.
• English-speaking
• Scheduled to undergo a urodynamics study at the OSU Upper Arlington Outpatient Clinic, OSU New Albany Outpatient Clinic, or OSU Eye and Ear Institute
• Ability to access a telephone
• Active MyChart account
• Ability to provide informed consent
• Documented post-residual volume of less than 150 mL
• Ability to be reached by telephone after three call attempts
• Negative point-of-care urinary tract infection on the day of the scheduled procedure (SOC)

Exclusion criteria

• Under 18 years of age
• Patients with structural causes of urinary retention/incomplete bladder emptying (defined as a post-void residual >150ml) or a positive point-of-care urinary tract infection on the day of the procedure.
• Men are excluded as the population of interest is the female urogynecology population in both urology and obstetrics and gynecology.
• Patients without access to a telephone or an active MyChart account are excluded because the intervention relies on telephone calls and electronic messaging for delivery of pre-procedure education and reminders.
• Individuals who cannot be reached by telephone are excluded because they cannot receive the intervention.
• Non-English speaking individuals are excluded because they will not be able to receive the standardized phone call in English and will not be able to complete the informed consent.