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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Medical Device Development
  • Psychometrics

Background:

  • Urinary diaries are crucial for assessing lower urinary tract symptoms.
  • Standardizing urinary diary development requires patient and clinician consensus.
  • Existing diaries may lack validated content, format, and duration.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop and validate a urinary diary using psychometric principles.
  • To establish consensus on essential urinary diary content, format, and duration.
  • To create a draft urinary diary aligned with International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire (ICIQ) modules.

Main Methods:

  • Patient and clinician interviews and questionnaires were used to gather opinions.
  • Four draft diary formats were developed and content validated through four rounds.
  • Consensus on diary elements was achieved through iterative feedback and validation phases.

Main Results:

  • Essential content for the urinary diary was identified, including frequency, voided volume, fluid intake, incontinence timing, and bladder sensation.
  • Patients preferred a diary duration of ≤7 days; clinicians preferred a 3-day format.
  • The optimal diary duration was determined to be 4 days, with a preference for a 24-hour clock format.

Conclusions:

  • A draft urinary diary incorporating essential content, format, and duration preferences from patients and clinicians has been developed.
  • This preliminary phase successfully identified key elements for the urinary diary.
  • Further validation of the diary's reliability, validity, and responsiveness is planned for Phase 2.