Goal attainment scaling in neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction

This is a summary of the scientific publication: A patient-centric tool to facilitate goal attainment scaling in neurogenic bladder and bowel dysfunction: path to individualization by Goldstine et al; People with nervous system disorders often experience neurogenic bladder and/or bowel dysfunction; The associated symptoms can be physically; socially; and psychologically challenging in ways that are highly individualized; This heterogeneity makes it difficult to quantify change in an individual’s symptoms using standardized outcome measures; Personalized assessment tools are designed to capture the heterogeneity of an individual’s experience with various treatments and devices in different disease states;