Reliability and Validity of Pain and Urinary Symptom Severity Assessment in Urological Chronic Pelvic Pain: A MAPP Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We assessed the reliability and validity of an efficient severity assessment for pelvic pain and urinary symptoms in urological chronic pelvic pain syndrome, which consists of interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Materials and methods

A total of 578 patients were assessed using brief, empirically derived self-report scales for pelvic pain severity (PPS) and urinary symptom severity (USS) 4 times during a 1-month period and baseline clinic visit that included urological, pain and illness-impact measures. Mild, moderate and severe categories on each dimension were examined for measurement stability and construct validity.

Results

PPS and USS severity categories had adequate reliability and both discrim

SUBMITTER: Naliboff BD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10494963 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature