Outcome assessmentSymptom severity and QOL scales for urinary incontinence
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Relationships between questionnaires and clinical measures
The relationship among urinary symptoms, the results of urodynamic investigations, and quality-of-life impairment is complex. Each of these parameters is important in the assessment of patients with urinary incontinence, and it is tempting to speculate that they might be related in direct and meaningful ways. On the whole, however, few and weak relationships have been found between the presence of lower urinary tract symptoms (including incontinence) and clinical measures, including the results
Recommended questionnaires
Self-completed questionnaires are the most suitable method for assessing patients’ perspectives on incontinence and its effect on quality of life. Questionnaires may be long and detailed for use in research, but they need to be short and easy to use to be relevant for clinical practice. In addition to being valid and reliable, they need to be easy to complete, and if they are being used to measure outcome, they should be sensitive to change. Developing a new questionnaire and testing it
Conclusion
Much progress has been made in recent years in the development and testing of questionnaires to assess symptoms and quality of life related to urinary incontinence. Researchers are strongly encouraged to use the recommended questionnaires identified in this article in clinical research. These instruments have achieved basic standards of sound psychometric properties necessary in self-report instruments. Investigators are also encouraged to publish findings on the reliability, validity, and
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