Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of treatments for female urinary incontinence: A systematic review
- Authors:
- Ross, S., Soroka, D., Karahalios, A., Glazener, C. M. A., Hay-Smith, E. J. C., and Drutz, H. P.
- Abstract:
- This systematic review examined the use of incontinence-specific quality of life (QOL) measures in clinical trials of female incontinence treatments, and systematically evaluated their quality using a standard checklist. Of 61 trials included in the review, 58 (95.1%) used an incontinence-specific QOL measure. The most commonly used were IIQ (19 papers), I-QoL (12 papers) and UDI (9 papers). Eleven papers (18.0%) used measures which were not referenced or were developed specifically for the study. The eight QOL measures identified had good clinical face validity and measurement properties. We advise researchers to evaluate carefully the needs of their specific study, and select the QOL measure that is most appropriate in terms of validity, utility and relevance, and discourage the development of new measures. Until better evidence is available on the validity and comparability of measures, we recommend that researchers consider using IIQ or I-QOL with or without UDI in trials of incontinence treatments. © International Urogynecology Journal 2005.
- DOI:
- 10.1007/s00192-005-1357-7
- URL:
- https://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&id=L1043493074&from=export
- Journal:
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- issn:
- 0937-3462
- Publication year:
- 2006
- pages:
- 272-285
- General health perceptions / HRQoL:
- Health-related quality of life
- Age:
- Adults (18-65)
Seniors (65+)
- Disease:
- Diseases of and symptoms related to the genitourinary system
- PRO / non-PRO:
- Patient Reported Outcome
- Type of measurement instrument:
- 1 - Questionnaires
- Instrument:
- BFLUTS - Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Questionnaire (versions: BFLUTS-SF - BFLUTS-Short Form)
CONTILIFE
IIQ-7 - Incontinence Impact Questionnaire-7 items 
IIQ - Incontinence Impact Questionnaire (versions: IIQ-R; IIQ-male; U-IIQ - Urge IIQ)
IQoLI - Incontinence Quality of Life Index
I-QOL - Incontinence Quality of Life Instrument
KHQ - King's Health Questionnaire (alias: ICIQ-LUTSqol - International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms) (versions: SF-KHQ)
UDI - Urogenital Distress Inventory (versions: UDI-6; U-UDI - Urge UDI; MUDI - Male UDII)
YIPS - York Incontinence Perceptions Scale