Measuring the Psychosocial Impact of Urinary Incontinence: The York Incontinence Perceptions Scale (YIPS)

Lee, Paul S.; Reid, David; Saltmarche, Anita; Linton, Lyn

doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1995.tb07406.x

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“…The YIPS evaluates the patient's psychosocial adjustment to chronic UI with regard to control, coping, and acceptance. A positive adjustment is found to correlate with a subject-reported daily reduction in UI episodes [15] . The IIQ was developed by the Continence Program for Women Research Group in Richmond and has become the most widely used instrument to date [16] .…”

Section: Urinary Functionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy

2008

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Introduction: Radical prostatectomy is a standard approach to the management of prostate cancer. As the oncological outcome has improved, focus has drawn to the postoperative amelioration of health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Materials and Methods: The instruments that have already been used, or may be used, in assessing the HRQOL postoperatively in men with prostate cancer are presented. Results: Urinary and sexual dysfunction as well as fecal incontinence form the three possible major complications after surgery which affect the patient’s quality of life. Meticulous counseling regarding the potential morbidity associated with the operation that may affect the patient’s quality of life should be made before the patient gives his informed consent. Conclusions: Questionnaires only partially help to identify patients with dysfunction, especially sexual and bowel dysfunction, and careful patient counseling with their partners present is the best way to evaluate the presence of dysfunction pre- or postoperatively.

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Section: Urinary Functionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy

2008

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“…Several validated QoL questionnaires have been specifically developed for urinary disorders in both men and women, such as the SEAPI QMM Incontinence Classification System [23]. Women–only questionnaires are available, such as the Incontinence Impact Questionnaire [24], the Bristol Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Questionnaire [25], the Symptom Impact Index (SII) [26], the I–QoL [27], the York Incontinence Perceptions Scale (YIPS) [28], the Stress incontinence Questionnaire [29], the Psychosocial Consequences Questionnaire [30], the King’s Health Questionnaire [31]and the Ditrovie [32]and Contilife questionnaire [33], which are specific for urgency and mixed incontinence. Questionnaire relevant to men only include the DAN–PSS–1 [34], the ICS QoL [35], those for patients with BPH such as the benign prostate hypertrophy (BPH) Health Related Quality of Life [36].…”

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Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Urinary Difficulties

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“…A number of measures have been developed or used to assess the perceived impact of UI [13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23], particularly for women [13,14,[18][19][20][21]. Many outcome measures assess UI specific symptoms, functional status, and restrictions of usual activities, but tend to not fully capture the subjective evaluation of life quality associated with UI and its treatment.…”

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Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence: Cross-cultural Performance of 15 Language Versions of the I-QOL

Bushnell¹,

Martin²,

Summers³

et al. 2005

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Urinary incontinence (UI) has substantial and important impacts on health-related quality of life. The purpose of this research is to report the psychometric performance of 15 different language versions of the Incontinence-specific Quality of Life (I-QOL) measure, a patient-reported outcome measure specific to stress, urge and mixed urinary incontinence. The multi-national dataset consisted of data from four clinical trials for stress incontinent females and from two additional population studies, enrolling women with stress, urge and mixed UI. All enrolled patients completed the I-QOL and comparative measures at baseline. The clinical trial populations had multiple administrations up to 12 weeks, and the two population studies included a shorter retest. Country-specific psychometric testing for validity, reliability, and responsiveness followed standardized procedures. Confirmatory factor analyses were performed to assess the I-QOL subscales. The I-QOL measurement model was confirmed as three subscales. Summary and subscale scores for the 15 versions were internally consistent (alpha values = 0.91-0.96) and reproducible (ICC = 0.72-0.97). Using changes in the independent measures of incontinence episode frequency standardized response means were predominantly strong (ranged 0.71-1.05) across 13 versions (out of 15) in association with these measures and effect sizes. These additional language versions of the I-QOL instrument demonstrate psychometric properties similar to the original version. The I-QOL has shown good results in both community studies and clinical trials with varying types and severity of urinary incontinence. It is a reliable and valid measure of HRQOL, suitable for use in a variety of international settings.

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Measuring the Psychosocial Impact of Urinary Incontinence: The York Incontinence Perceptions Scale (YIPS)

Abstract: The YIPS is a brief, yet reliable, instrument that addresses such psychosocial issues as coping, control, and acceptance of incontinence.

Cited by 71 publications

References 10 publications

Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy

Quality of Life after Radical Prostatectomy

Quality of Life in Spinal Cord Injury Patients with Urinary Difficulties

Quality of Life of Women with Urinary Incontinence: Cross-cultural Performance of 15 Language Versions of the I-QOL

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