Question pairs composed of both symptom and bother responses:
(1) 12 voiding question pairs
(2) 3 sexual question pairs
Responses:
(1) symptom points: 4 responses indicating existence of symptom, graded from 0 to 3
(2) bother points: 4 responses indicating impact that the symptom has on the patient's life, graded from 0 to 3
product score for each question =
= (symptom points) * (bother points)
voiding total score =
= SUM(product score for 12 voiding question pairs)
sexual total score =
= SUM(product score for 3 sexual question pairs)
voiding symptom score =
= SUM(symptom points for 12 voiding questions)
voiding bother score =
= SUM(bother points for 12 voiding questions)
Interpretation
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Scores
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Minimum
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Maximum
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product score
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0
|
9
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|
voiding total score
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0
|
108
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|
sexual total score
|
0
|
27
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|
voiding symptom score
|
0
|
36
|
|
voiding bother score
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0
|
36
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The sexual total score is used only to compare the patient before and after treatment.
Limitations:
• The system is intended for use in patients without serious complications of benign prostatic hyperplasia such as recurrent infection, bladder stones or renal impairment.
• The system assumes that all of the symptoms and bother are due to effects of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
