International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Female Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Modules (ICIQ-FLUTS)
Summary:
The ICIQ-FLUTS is a questionnaire for evaluating female lower urinary tract symptoms and impact on quality of life (QoL) in research and clinical practice across the world. The ICIQ-FLUTS is derived from the fully validated BFLUTS-SF questionnaire.
Number of items: 12
Question items:
- Nocturia
- Urgency
- Bladder pain
- Frequency
- Hesitancy
- Straining
- Intermittency
- Urge urinary incontinence
- Frequency of urinary incontinence
- Stress urinary incontinence
- Unexplained urinary incontinence
- Nocturnal enuresis
Associated publications:
Brookes, S., Donovan, J., Wright, M., Jackson, S., Abrams, P. A scored form of the Bristol Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms questionnaire: data from a randomized controlled trial of surgery for women with stress incontinence. Am.J.Obstet.Gynecol. 2004; 191(1): 73-82
Level of validation according to ICI grades of recommendation:
Grade A
Validity, reliability and responsiveness established with rigour in several data sets
Suggested modules to use in conjuction:
- ICIQ-FLUTSsex – Gender-specific sexual matters module
- ICIQ-FLUTS Long Form – Gender-specific symptom module with more detailed assessment
- ICIQ-LUTSqol – Condition-specific quality of life module
Completion time:
4-5 minutes
Scoring:
0-16 filling symptoms subscale
0-12 voiding symptoms subscale
0-20 incontinence symptoms subscale
Bother scales are not incorporated in the overall score but indicate impact of individual symptoms for the patient
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