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      American Urological Association (AUA) symptom index

The American Urological Association (AUA) has developed the following questionnaire to help men determine how bothersome their urinary symptoms are and to check the effectiveness of treatment. This questionnaire has also been adopted worldwide and is known as the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). It is sometimes seen with a Quality of Life Scale at the end of the questionnaire.

Use the following point scale to answer each of the questions. Total the score from all the questions.

 

0 = Not at all 3 = About half the time
1 = Less than once in 5 times you have urinated 4 = More than half the time
2 = Less than half the time 5 = Almost always


 

 

 

Over the past month, how often have you:

   Had the sensation of not completely emptying your bladder after you finished urinating?

 

Your score is an indication of how severe your symptoms are. The symptom index may be used to develop a treatment plan. Your doctor may also ask you to take the test again after treatment to see how successful treatment was in relieving your symptoms.

Compare your total score to the list below.

 

   Had to urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating?
   Found that you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?
   Found it difficult to postpone urination?
   Had a weak urinary stream?
   Had to push or strain to begin urination?
   Had to get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until you got up in the morning?
For this question, use the following point scale:
  0 = None 3 = 3 times
  1 = 1 time 4 = 4 times
  2 = 2 times 5 = 5 times or more


 

   Total score from all questions


 

Score Severity
0 to 7 Mild
8 to 19 Moderate
20 to 35 Severe


 

 

 

Quality of Life

If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition just the way it is now, how would you feel about that?

bulletDelighted
bulletPleased
bulletMostly satisfied
bulletMixed
bulletMostly dissatisfied
bulletUnhappy
bulletTerrible

References

 

Citations

  1. Barry MJ, et al. (1992). The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Journal of Urology, 148: 1549–1557.



 

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