UScale: a digital device for automatic urine volume measurement and frequency volume charting

Area of Science:

• Urology
• Medical Device Technology
• Health Informatics

Background:

• Lower urinary tract issues pose a growing economic and health burden.
• Current micturition data collection via diaries is cumbersome, impacting patient compliance.
• Accurate micturition data is crucial for diagnosing and managing urinary tract conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce an electronic device and method for improved micturition data collection.
• To enhance data accuracy and patient compliance in urinary symptom tracking.
• To reduce patient training and clinician workload associated with data management.

Main Methods:

• Development and calibration of a prototype electronic micturition measurement device.
• Testing procedures for device hardware and data collection accuracy.
• Collection of initial data from healthy volunteers using the electronic device.

Main Results:

• Demonstration of the device's ability to improve data accuracy.
• Validation of enhanced patient compliance with the digital method.
• Showcasing the advantages of digital data for rapid calculation of summary statistics.

Conclusions:

• The UScale device and collection bag underwent design improvements.
• Successful integration with electronic medical records was achieved.
• The validated method offers a more efficient approach to micturition data collection.