Normative values for the American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUA-7) and Short Form Urogenital Distress Inventory (UDI-6) in patients 65 and older presenting for non-urological care

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 606-610

  Svatek, Robert ^a   Roche, Vivyenne ^b   Thornberg, Jacqueline ^b   Zimmern, Philippe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AUA 7; Geriatric urology; Questionnaire; UDI 6; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AMERICAN UROLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SYMPTOM INDEX; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURIA; NORMAL VALUE; PAIN; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STRESS INCONTINENCE; URGE INCONTINENCE; URINARY FREQUENCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UROGENITAL DISTRESS INVENTORY 6; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 27644569251     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20189     Document Type: Article

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