Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women

Lack of a universally accepted, easily applied, outcome measure is one reason why urinary incontinence in women is poorly evaluated and treated. 1 The severity index, developed by Sandvik et al, is short and simple enough for use in almost any context. 2 We evaluated the reliability, validity, and s...

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Published in:BMJ 2001-05, Vol.322 (7294), p.1096-1097
Main Authors: Hanley, Janet, Capewell, Ann, Hagen, Suzanne
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Diaries
Eczema
Female
Humans
Measures
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases
Reproducibility of Results
Severity index
Severity of Illness Index
Sexual abstinence
Statistical median
Test ranges
Treatment Outcome
Urinary incontinence
Urinary Incontinence - diagnosis
Urinary Incontinence - therapy
Urinary system involvement in other diseases. Miscellaneous
Urinary tract. Prostate gland
Urine
Validity
Validity studies
Women
Womens health
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Summary:Lack of a universally accepted, easily applied, outcome measure is one reason why urinary incontinence in women is poorly evaluated and treated. 1 The severity index, developed by Sandvik et al, is short and simple enough for use in almost any context. 2 We evaluated the reliability, validity, and sensitivity to change of the severity index in a wide range of women in Scotland. Age, physical disability (Barthel index), 4 and cognitive disability (abbreviated mental test) were also recorded. 5 Data were collected from women with stable incontinence not undergoing treatment, identified via community nurses; women undergoing initial assessment and non-surgical treatment at a continence clinic; and women awaiting surgical treatment (colposuspension) for stress incontinence.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
0959-535X
1468-5833
1756-1833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1096