Validation and reliability of a smartphone application for the international prostate symptom score questionnaire: A randomized repeated measures crossover study

Journal of Medical Internet Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Kim, Jae Heon ^a   Kwon, Soon Sun ^b   Shim, Sung Ryul ^c   Sun, Hwa Yeon ^a   Ko, Young Myoung ^d   Chun, Dong Il ^a   Yang, Won Jae ^a   Song, Yun Seob ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Health survey; International Prostate Symptom Score; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Questionnaires; Smartphone

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATION; MOBILE PHONE; PROSTATE DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMARTPHONE; SOUTH KOREA; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMARTPHONE;

AGED; CELLULAR PHONE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PROSTATIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA;

EID: 84897641354     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14388871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2196/jmir.3042     Document Type: Article

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