Performance of the American Urological Association Symptom Index with and without an additional urge incontinence item.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the value of adding an urge incontinence question to the American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUASI) among men in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine for Urological Symptoms (CAMUS) trial.

Methods

The CAMUS study was a randomized trial of Saw palmetto fruit extract versus placebo among men aged ≥45 years with an AUASI score of ≥8 and ≤24. The baseline measurements included the AUASI, a question about urge incontinence (UI), the International Prostate Symptom Score quality of life question, and the Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Impact Index. We correlated the items and scales and examined whether adding the UI question resulted in better prediction of disease-specific health status.

Results

The mean age of the 369 men in the CAMUS t

SUBMITTER: Barry MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3166397 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature