Screening Tools


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  • Voiding Diary
  • Voiding diaries assist patients in charting fluid intake, voiding, and urine leakage. These data are a useful supplement to patient history and assist providers in determining and optimizing therapy options.
  • Sample Voiding Diary
  • Urgency Perception Scale (UPS)
  • The UPS is a validated scale that can be employed to subjectively assess urinary urgency. The UPS was originally developed to assess perceived urinary urgency in clinical studies evaluating the efficacy of tolterodine.
  • Cardozo L, Coyne KS, Versi E. Validation of the urgency perception scale (UPS). BJU Int. 2005;95(4):591-596.
  • Patient Perception of Intensity of Urgency Scale (PPIUS)
  • The PPIUS is a 5-point scale designed to assess patient perception of intensity of urgency. The scale ranges from 0 to 4 with grades 3 and 4 representing urgency and urgency incontinence.
  • Cardozo L, et al. Solifenacin in the treatment of urgency symptoms of overactive bladder in a flexible dose, placebo controlled trial (the Sunrise Study). Int Urogynecol J. 2006;17(Suppl 2):S88. Abstract 052.
  • Indevus Urgency Severity Scale (IUSS)
  • The IUSS validated patient-reported scale of the event-specific severity of urinary urgency. The IUSS was originally designed in the context of clinical trials of trospium chloride.
  • Nixon A, et al. A validated patient reported measure of urinary urgency severity in overactive bladder for use in clinical trials. J Urol. 2005;174:604-607.
  • OAB-V8 Questionnaire
  • The OAB-V8 is a questionnaire designed for patients to determine how bothered they are by bladder symptoms. A patient can self-score his or her level of bother and determine whether to approach his or her physician regarding possible treatment options.
  • OAB-V8 Questionnaire
    Coyne KS, et al. Validation of an overactive bladder awareness tool for use in a primary care setting. Adv Ther. 2005;22(4):381-394.
  • CONTILIFE®
  • Assesses daily activities, effort activities, self-image, emotional consequences (28 items)
  • Amarenco G, Arnould B, Carita P, Haab F, Labat JJ, Richard F. European psychometric validation of the CONTILIFE: a Quality of Life questionnaire for urinary incontinence. Eur Urol. 2003;43(4):391-404.
  • Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q)
  • Assesses symptom bother, coping, concern, social interaction, sleep (33 items)
  • Coyne K, Revicki D, Hunt T, et al. Psychometric validation of an overactive bladder symptom and health-related quality of life questionnaire: the OAB-q. Qual Life Res. 2002;11(6):563-574.
  • Overactive Bladder Questionnaire–Short Form (OAB-q SF)
  • Assesses symptom bother, coping, concern, social interaction, sleep (19 items)
  • Coyne KS, Lai J-S, Zyczynski T, Kopp Z, Avery K, Abrams P. An overactive bladder symptom and quality-of-life short form: development of the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form (OAB-q SF). Poster presented at: 34th Joint Meeting of the International Continence Society and the International UroGynecological Association; August 23-27, 2004; Paris, France. Poster 181.
  • Symptom Severity Index and Impact Index (SSI) and Symptom Impact Index (SII)
  • Assesses incontinence severity, symptom impact/bother (SSI = 3 items; SII = 5 items)
  • Black N, Griffiths J, Pope C. Development of a symptom severity index and a symptom impact index for stress incontinence in women. Neurourol Urodyn. 1996;15(6):630-640.