Cross Validation Of The Auasi And Iciq Female And Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptom (Luts) Questionnaires: Insights From The Stanford Wsdm Observational Luts Cohort

You have accessJournal of UrologyUrodynamics/Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction/Female Pelvic Medicine: Non-neurogenic Voiding Dysfunction II (MP63)1 Sep 2021MP63-04 CROSS VALIDATION OF THE AUASI AND ICIQ FEMALE AND MALE LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM (LUTS) QUESTIONNAIRES: INSIGHTS FROM THE STANFORD WSDM OBSERVATIONAL LUTS COHORT Chen Shenhar, Petah Tikva Israel, Abdelrahman S. Abdalla, Stefanie van Uem, Ashu Mohammad, Bertha H. Chen, Elizabeth A. Kidd, and Amy D. Dobberfuhl Chen ShenharChen Shenhar More articles by this author , Petah Tikva IsraelPetah Tikva Israel More articles by this author , Abdelrahman S. AbdallaAbdelrahman S. Abdalla More articles by this author , Stefanie van UemStefanie van Uem More articles by this author , Ashu MohammadAshu Mohammad More articles by this author , Bertha H. ChenBertha H. Chen More articles by this author , Elizabeth A. KiddElizabeth A. Kidd More articles by this author , and Amy D. DobberfuhlAmy D. Dobberfuhl More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002103.04AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail Abstract INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: To correlate and cross validate gender matching LUTS items in the AUASI and the ICIQ FLUTS / MLUTS questionnaires in a patient population seeking care for LUTS. METHODS: Subjects were prospectively enrolled into the Stanford WSDM observational LUTS cohort from a functional urology clinic and answered questionnaires. Data were analyzed in SAS to correlate and cross validate gender matching items from the ICIQ FLUTS / MLUTS against same domain AUASI items using Spearman’s correlation. RESULTS: A total of 304 patients (178 female, 126 male) were enrolled. Mean age was 58±17 years. 540 clinic visits occurred between May 2019 and November 2020. Response rates were 93% (500/540) for AUASI, and 91% (490/540) for ICIQ. A correlation model stratified by gender (Table 1) found significant correlation between gender for all matching items of each instrument (p values < 0.0001). Correlation plots were stratified by gender accounting for number of observations within each item strata (Figure 1). Scores for nocturia correlated closely for both females (r=0.92) and males (r=0.94). Straining showed the second best correlation for females (r=0.82) while for males it was intermittency (r=0.76). The worst correlation was found with daytime frequency in females (r=0.56) and urgency in males (r=0.60). CONCLUSIONS: Items of the AUASI and the ICIQ questionnaires demonstrated significant gender correlations; however there were specific differences in the strength of association for common questions (e.g., urgency, frequency), likely reflective of the difference in question stem for each of these items. Additionally, differences in correlation varied between the female and male gender, suggesting that LUTS questions are interpreted differently among genders. Further research is needed to identify reasons for gender specific biases in the quantification of bother attributed to each item of the AUASI and ICIQ questionnaires. Source of Funding: NIH 1L30DK115056-01, Stanford Women's Health and Sex Differences in Medicine (WSDM) Seed Grant © 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 206Issue Supplement 3September 2021Page: e1102-e1103 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2021 by American Urological Association Education and Research, Inc.MetricsAuthor Information Chen Shenhar More articles by this author Petah Tikva Israel More articles by this author Abdelrahman S. Abdalla More articles by this author Stefanie van Uem More articles by this author Ashu Mohammad More articles by this author Bertha H. Chen More articles by this author Elizabeth A. Kidd More articles by this author Amy D. Dobberfuhl More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...