Published on in Vol 13 (2025)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/56533, first published .
Assessment of Environmental, Sociocultural, and Physiological Influences on Women’s Toileting Decisions and Behaviors Using “Where I Go”: Pilot Study of a Mobile App

Assessment of Environmental, Sociocultural, and Physiological Influences on Women’s Toileting Decisions and Behaviors Using “Where I Go”: Pilot Study of a Mobile App

Assessment of Environmental, Sociocultural, and Physiological Influences on Women’s Toileting Decisions and Behaviors Using “Where I Go”: Pilot Study of a Mobile App

Abigail R Smith   1 , PhD ;   Elizabeth R Mueller   2 , MD ;   Cora E Lewis   3 , MD ;   Alayne Markland   4, 5 , DO ;   Caroline Smerdon   6 , MPH ;   Ariana L Smith   7 , MD ;   Siobhan Sutcliffe   8, 9 , MHS, MSc, PhD ;   Jean F Wyman   10 , NP ;   Lisa Kane Low   11, 12 , PhD ;   Janis M Miller   11, 12 , PhD ;   The Prevention of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (PLUS) Research C   13

1 Division of Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Preventive Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States

2 Departments of Urology & Obstetrics/Gynecology, Loyola University Medical Center, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

3 Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

4 Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Care, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States

5 Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Birmingham Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Birmingham, AL, United States

6 Arbor Research Collaborative for Health, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

7 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, United States

8 Division of Public Health Sciences, Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States

9 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, United States

10 School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

11 Department of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

12 Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States

13 See Acknowledgments

Corresponding Author:

  • Abigail R Smith, PhD
  • Division of Biostatistics and Informatics
  • Department of Preventive Medicine
  • Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
  • 680 North Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1400
  • Chicago, IL, 60611
  • United States
  • Phone: 1 312-503-1060
  • Email: abigail.smith3@northwestern.edu