TY - JOUR
T1 - Self-report measurement of lower urinary tract symptoms
T2 - A commentary on the literature since 2011
AU - Griffith, James W.
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgement This work was completed while JW Griffith was a visiting professor at University of Leuven, Belgium, so he gratefully acknowledges the support of his colleagues and home department of Northwestern University, as well as the support of Research Foundation-Flanders (FWO; GP.035.11 N) and the University of Leuven.
Funding Information:
Disclosure The author would like to disclose that his department at Northwestern University is heavily involved in the mentioned NIH PROMIS project. Also discussed in this article is a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) on the creation of a research network focusing on dysfunction of the lower urinary tract. The author, along with others, responded to this FOA with a team at Northwestern University. Finally, mentioned in this article is the Meeting on Measurement of Urinary Symptoms, which was sponsored by the NIDDK. The author attended and presented at this meeting and received financial support from the NIDDK to do so.
PY - 2012/12
Y1 - 2012/12
N2 - Self-report assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is complicated by the many tools that are available. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is widely used and highly recommended in review articles and practice guidelines. This review focuses on work completed since 2011 using the IPSS and other tools. The focus of the review is on the merits and weakness of existing tools, as well as a discussion of how to move the field forward, given that there is already a strong base of questionnaires. Some specific trends in health measurement include the use of item response theory and computer adaptive testing, but it is unclear to what extent they will be adopted within urology. Many current studies in urology are making use of single items to assess important symptoms of interest, such as nocturia and incontinence, so future work might seek to catalogue best-in-class, single-question items.
AB - Self-report assessment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) is complicated by the many tools that are available. The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) is widely used and highly recommended in review articles and practice guidelines. This review focuses on work completed since 2011 using the IPSS and other tools. The focus of the review is on the merits and weakness of existing tools, as well as a discussion of how to move the field forward, given that there is already a strong base of questionnaires. Some specific trends in health measurement include the use of item response theory and computer adaptive testing, but it is unclear to what extent they will be adopted within urology. Many current studies in urology are making use of single items to assess important symptoms of interest, such as nocturia and incontinence, so future work might seek to catalogue best-in-class, single-question items.
KW - LUTS
KW - Lower urinary tract symptoms
KW - PRO
KW - Patient reported outcomes
KW - Questionnaires
KW - Self-report measurement
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U2 - 10.1007/s11934-012-0286-5
DO - 10.1007/s11934-012-0286-5
M3 - Review article
C2 - 23054508
AN - SCOPUS:84877110762
SN - 1527-2737
VL - 13
SP - 420
EP - 426
JO - Current urology reports
JF - Current urology reports
IS - 6
ER -