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Quality of Life Assessment in Men and Women With Urinary Incontinence

2002; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 168; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-5347(05)64540-5

1527-3792

Jacques Corcos, Sylvie Beaulieu, Jenny Donovan, Michelle J. Naughton, Momokazu Gotoh,

Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life

No AccessJournal of UrologyCLINICAL UROLOGY: REVIEW ARTICLES1 Sep 2002Quality of Life Assessment in Men and Women With Urinary Incontinence Jacques Corcos, Sylvie Beaulieu, Jenny Donovan, Michelle Naughton, Momokazu Gotoh, and MEMBERS of the SYMPTOM QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE* Jacques CorcosJacques Corcos , Sylvie BeaulieuSylvie Beaulieu , Jenny DonovanJenny Donovan , Michelle NaughtonMichelle Naughton , Momokazu GotohMomokazu Gotoh , and MEMBERS of the SYMPTOM QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE* View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64540-5AboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract Purpose: The literature on assessment of quality of life from 1993 to 2001 was reviewed to evaluate and compare existing measures through their psychometric value and make adequate recommendations on their clinical use and future research. Materials and Methods: We selected quality of life articles and abstracts from Current Content 1996 to 1997 and MEDLINE 1993 to 1996 for our first report presented at the first consultation on incontinence in Monaco in 1998. This report was then updated up to September 2001 using the same strategy. We made our recommendations based on our clinical and research experience with these tools. Results: Several quality of life generic or disease specific questionnaires have been published for male and female urinary incontinence. However, their psychometric value is far from uniform and for most of them responsiveness is weak or has never been reported. Conclusions: Few quality of life questionnaires are at an advanced enough stage of development to be applied in clinical practice. However, even with these questionnaires more study remains to be done to make them shorter, sometimes even more specific and easier to use in different populations. 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Volume 168Issue 3September 2002Page: 896-905 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2002 by American Urological Association, Inc.Keywordspsychometricsquestionnairesquality of lifeurinary incontinencebladderMetricsAuthor Information Jacques Corcos More articles by this author Sylvie Beaulieu More articles by this author Jenny Donovan More articles by this author Michelle Naughton More articles by this author Momokazu Gotoh More articles by this author MEMBERS of the SYMPTOM QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE OF THE FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE* More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...