Validation of the urinary sensation scale (USS)

Coyne, Karin S.; Margolis, Mary Kay; Hsieh, Ray; Vats, Vasudha; Chapple, Christopher R.

doi:10.1002/nau.21005

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“…Other studies [12,13] have reported that normal and abnormal urgency symptoms cannot be effectively discriminated. Therefore, many researchers calculate the sum, mode, or mean USS scores from the questionnaires [3]. Therefore, we used the USS questionnaire to compare urinary urgency with our new parameter, T2V.…”

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“…After each void, we measured the postvoid residual volume with a transabdominal ultrasonographic probe (BladderScan BVI 3000, Verathon Inc., Bothell, WA, USA). The patients completed urgency sensation scale (USS) questionnaires regarding their urgency symptoms during a single voiding at an uroflow room [3]. Symptom of urinary hesitancy was evaluated by asking the following question from each participant: "When you were ready to urinate, did you pass the urine immediately or did you wait?"…”

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“…Accurately measuring the symptom of urgency is essential for diagnosing OAB and quantifying improvement in treatment outcome [1]. Questionnaires [2,3] or visual analog scales [4] are recommended for assessing urinary urgency; however, these methods are based on individual feelings, perceptions, or intentions. Therefore, new and effective methods to evaluate urgency symptoms are required.…”

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Association of Urinary Urgency and Delay Time of Micturition in Women With Overactive Bladder

Park

Huh

2014

Int Neurourol J

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PurposeAccurately measuring urinary urgency is important for diagnosing overactive bladder (OAB) and quantifying improvements in treatment outcome. Various methods have been recommended for evaluating urinary urgency, but these methods assess individual perceptions and preferences. To overcome the subjectivity in measuring urinary urgency, we evaluated the relationship between uroflowmetric parameters and urinary urgency in women with OAB.MethodsConsecutive female patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (n=110) were prospectively enrolled in this study between April 2011 and September 2012. Individuals with a history of using medications that are known to affect bladder function were excluded. All enrolled patients completed uroflowmetry with a delayed time to voiding (T2V). After urination was completed, patients were asked whether they experienced any urinary hesitancy or urgency at that time.ResultsThe mean patient age was 56.1 years; 70 out of 110 patients reported some degree of urinary urgency. T2V decreased with increased urgency. Several uroflowmetric parameters were observed to have a significant correlation with urinary urgency. T2V had a meaningful correlation coefficient for individuals with urgency, regardless of the voided volume. There was no significant correlation between the presence of urinary hesitancy and T2V.ConclusionsWe believe that T2V would be a complementary tool for diagnosing and determining the degree of urinary urgency in women with OAB.

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Association of Urinary Urgency and Delay Time of Micturition in Women With Overactive Bladder

Park

Huh

2014

Int Neurourol J

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“…Patients rated the urgency sensations associated with each micturition episode in their bladder diaries using the five-point Urinary Sensation Scale (from 1 ¼ no urgency to 5 ¼ UUI) 11 . An urgency episode was defined as a score of !3 on the Urinary Sensation Scale.…”

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Safety and efficacy of fesoterodine fumarate in patients with overactive bladder: results of a post-marketing surveillance study in Korea

Kim

Lee

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“…22 Urgency sensation scales or urgency severity scales (USS) have been developed to assess the urinary urgency in men with LUTS-associated OAB. 23 A high urgency severity score (USS) recorded in conjunction with a voiding diary and OAB wet were strongly associated with urodynamic DO. 24 BPH patients with DO may neglect the symptom of urgency due to abnormal bladder sensation, or negate the symptom by subconscious sphincter contraction to abort the overactivity.…”

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Clinical guidelines for male lower urinary tract symptoms associated with non-neurogenic overactive bladder

2015

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Keywords: benign prostatic hyperplasia guideline lower urinary tract symptoms overactive bladder a b s t r a c tThe purpose of this guideline is to direct urologists and patients regarding how to identify overactive bladder (OAB) in male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to make an accurate diagnosis and establish treatment goals to improve the patients' quality of life (QoL). LUTS are commonly divided into storage, voiding, and postmicturition symptoms, and are highly prevalent in elderly men. LUTS can result from a complex interplay of pathophysiologic features that can include bladder dysfunction and bladder outlet dysfunction such as benign prostatic obstruction (BPO) or poor relaxation of the urethral sphincter. Diagnosis of OAB in male LUTS leads to accurate diagnosis of pure OAB and bladder outlet-related OAB, and appropriate treatment in men with residual storage symptoms after treatment for LUTS. PurposeThe purpose of this guideline is to direct urologists and patients regarding how to identify overactive bladder (OAB) from male patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and to make an accurate diagnosis and establish treatment goals to improve patients' quality of life (QoL). Male LUTS and OAB e background2.1. LUTS are highly prevalent among older men and have a negative impact on health-related QoL (HRQoL). (LE 1a, Grade A) OAB is associated with medical diseases such as diabetes and congestive heart failure. (LE 2b, Grade B) OAB and urinary incontinence symptom severity progress dynamically and are also sustained over time. (LE 2a, Grade B) OAB is a clinical diagnosis defined by the International Continence Society as the presence of "urinary urgency, usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia, with or without urgency urinary incontinence, in the absence of a urinary tract infection or other obvious pathology". 1 OAB symptoms can be bothersome and can negatively affect HRQoL, increase anxiety and depression, and increase health care usage. The strongest predictor of OAB-associated bother was urinary urgency. 2 OAB also adversely affects sexuality in both men and women. 3 OAB is common in older adults and is associated with substantial impairment in mental health and HRQoL, but rates of treatment seeking behavior are low. 4 Urgency is the core symptom for the presence of OAB. It has been estimated that 10e16% of the population in the world has the OAB condition. 5 However, although an urgency severity scale has been suggested, the grade of urgency is reported subjectively by the patients; therefore, there could be a wide variation among different grades of the reported urgency severity. 6 The incidence of LUTS, including OAB in men, increases with age. Frequent comorbidity with potential prostatic disease adds complexity to the management of male LUTS. 7 In addition, patients with congestive heart failure had more storage urinary symptoms suggestive of OAB than did the age-matched controls. 8 Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus present more OAB symptoms such as urgen...

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Validation of the urinary sensation scale (USS)

Abstract: The USS is a valid and highly responsive measure of urinary urgency in men with OAB-LUTS and women with OAB.

Cited by 40 publications

References 20 publications

Association of Urinary Urgency and Delay Time of Micturition in Women With Overactive Bladder

Association of Urinary Urgency and Delay Time of Micturition in Women With Overactive Bladder

Safety and efficacy of fesoterodine fumarate in patients with overactive bladder: results of a post-marketing surveillance study in Korea

Clinical guidelines for male lower urinary tract symptoms associated with non-neurogenic overactive bladder

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