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[International Prostate Symptom Scale. Evaluation of the usefulness of a French version]
J Moisan1, J P Grégoire, M G Labrecque
1Faculté de pharmacie de l'Université Laval, Qué. Jocalyne.Moisan@pha.ulaval.ca
Objective:
To evaluate the usefulness of a French-language version of the International Prostate Symptom Scale (I-PSS) by measuring, on this scale and on the quality of life index, the scores of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia before and after prostate surgery.
Method:
The questionnaire was completed by 14 men, mostly between 60 and 80 years old, 24 hours before surgery and 1 month and 3 months after surgery.
Results:
The French-language scale worked well. Scores changed from 19.1 before surgery to 7.5 3 months after surgery for prostate symptoms and from 8.5 to 4.5 for quality of life.
Conclusion:
This version of the questionnaire is a valid tool for evaluating prostate symptoms reported by French-speaking people.
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