Urinary incontinence handicap inventory

Validity and reliability of a questionnaire to measure the impact of lower urinary tract symptoms on quality of life: The Leicester impact scale

“…To reduce the number of items further could result in loss of sensitivity, which is an important consideration when symptoms are mild, as in the present sample [Rai et al, 1994;Wagner et al, 1996]. Community samples do tend to have signi¢cantly less impact than clinic samples [Donovan et al, 1997].…”

An updated review of quality-of-life questionnaires for urinary incontinence and overactive bladder: Which ones to use and why

“…The 17 items assess the impact of UI on emotions, activities, social interaction, and physical functioning. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity among a sample of 30 elderly women in the published psychometric validation study [99]. No subscales were derived.…”

“…The UIHI was developed based on perceptions of 10 individuals in the target population, elderly women with UI due to detrusor instability [99]. The 17 items assess the impact of UI on emotions, activities, social interaction, and physical functioning.…”

A review of quality-of-life questionnaires for urinary incontinence and overactive bladder: Which ones to use and why?

“…The 17 items assess the impact of urinary incontinence on emotions, activities, social interaction, and physical functioning. The instrument demonstrated good internal consistency reliability, test-retest reliability, and construct validity among a sample of 30 elderly women in the published psychometric validation study [48]. No subscales were derived.…”

“…The Urinary Incontinence Handicap Inventory (UIHI) was developed based on perceptions of 10 individuals in the target population, elderly women with urinary incontinence caused by detrusor instability [48]. The 17 items assess the impact of urinary incontinence on emotions, activities, social interaction, and physical functioning.…”