Comparison of two questionnaires for assessing the severity of urinary incontinence: The ICIQ-UI SF versus the incontinence severity index

Neurourology and Urodynamics

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 411-415

  Klovning, Atle ^a,b,d   Avery, Kerry ^c   Sandvik, Hogne ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b Centre for Medical Web Research   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Female; Internet; Questionnaires; Urinary incontinence; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE SEVERITY INDEX; INTERNATIONAL CONSULTATION ON INCONTINENCE QUESTIONNAIRE URINARY INCONTINENCE SHORT FORM; INTERNET; KAPPA STATISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOM SAMPLE; SCORING SYSTEM; URINE INCONTINENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URINARY INCONTINENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 67649977538     PISSN: 07332467     EISSN: 15206777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nau.20674     Document Type: Article

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