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This study analyses patient experience with SNM beyond quality of life and incontinence scores to better understand patient expectations and improve patient selection.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Patients receiving SNM for faecal incontinence at three Australian sites from 2013 to 2023 were subject to cohort analysis. St. Mark\u2019s Incontinence Score (SMIS) and Rapid Assessment of Faecal Incontinence Score (RAFIS) assessed incontinence and quality of life. Thematic analysis of structured interviews qualitatively assessed patient experience.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Seventy-one patients aged 52\u201386\u00a0years (<jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200969) experienced SNM and 56 agreed to interview at median 6-year post-procedure. Forty-five (63%) proceeded to permanent SNM and progression was not influenced by age, sex, culture, insurance status or presence of anal sphincter defect. Thirty-nine (87%) retained their neuromodulator with battery life <jats:italic>M<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20096.5\u00a0years, 95% CI [5.2, 7.8]. Permanent SNM improved incontinence (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01) and quality of life (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01). Forty-eight (86%) patients desired 30-min education pre- and post-procedure. Thirty-seven (86%) desired follow-ups at 1\u00a0month, 12\u00a0months and at battery depletion. Twenty (36%) had initial reservations which resolved in all but one patient. Twenty-one (54%) remained dependent on others for neuromodulator customisation and this dependence increased with age (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.02). Fifty (89%) recommend SNM to others, despite 8 (14%) regretting their personal experience.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>SNM continues to improve faecal incontinence and quality of life. Initial reservations usually resolve and most patients recommend it to others. While adequate patient education and follow-up is not onerous to achieve, most patients remain dependent for neuromodulator customisation.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s00384-025-04870-5","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,4]],"date-time":"2025-04-04T15:09:43Z","timestamp":1743779383000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":3,"title":["Patient experience with sacral neuromodulation for faecal incontinence \u2014 a multi-centre, longitudinal cohort study"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"40","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6491-4993","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Matthew P.","family":"Irwin","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0009-3394-2735","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yang","family":"Yu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Catherine E.","family":"Turner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kevin C.","family":"Ooi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Matthew J.","family":"Morgan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,4,2]]},"reference":[{"key":"4870_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"Brown SR, Wadhawan H, Nelson RL (2013) Surgery for faecal incontinence in adults. 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