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The urgency perception score: validation and test-retest.

Jerry G Blaivas1, Georgia Panagopoulos, Jeffrey P Weiss

  • 1Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York, USA. jblvs@aol.com

The Journal of Urology
|December 13, 2006
PubMed
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A new urgency perception score effectively grades urinary urgency. This validated tool offers a more detailed assessment than simple yes/no questions, proving useful in clinical practice and patient diaries.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Clinical assessment
  • Patient-reported outcomes

Background:

  • Urinary urgency is a common and bothersome symptom.
  • Current methods for assessing urinary urgency are often limited to simple yes/no questions.
  • A more nuanced grading system is needed for better clinical evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To validate a novel grading system for urinary urgency, termed the urgency perception score.
  • To assess the content validity, discriminant validity, and test-retest reliability of the new scoring system.

Main Methods:

  • A validation study involving 225 subjects (normal volunteers, patients with lower urinary tract symptoms, and patients with overactive bladder).
  • A fixed-format questionnaire with a 5-graded response system was used.

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  • Statistical analyses included chi-square tests, ANOVA, intraclass correlation coefficients, and kappa coefficients.

    • Main Results:

    • The urgency perception score demonstrated good test-retest reliability (ICC=0.86, Kappa=0.68, p <0.001).
    • Patients with overactive bladder scored significantly higher than normal subjects and those with lower urinary tract symptoms (p <0.001).
    • The system showed good discriminant validity across the studied groups.

    Conclusions:

    • The urgency perception score is a valid and reliable method for grading urinary urgency.
    • This graded system provides a more clinically useful assessment compared to binary urgency characterization.
    • The score is suitable for use in questionnaires and patient diaries for improved clinical utility.