International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Bladder Diary

Summary:
The ICIQ bladder diary is a 3 day diary which allows the patient to record urinary frequency, volume voided and fluid intake (amount time and type). There is also additional columns for them to record bladder sensation and pad use. The ICIQ bladder diary has been through the vigorous validation process and is accept as a good generic diary for day-to-day clinical practice to assess patients with LUTS.

Associated publications:
Bright, E., Cotterill, N., Drake, M., and Abrams, P. (2014). Developing and validating the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire bladder diary. Eur. Urol. 66, 294–300.
Bright, E., Cotterill, N., Drake, M., and Abrams, P. (2012). Developing a validated urinary diary: phase 1. Neurourol. Urodyn. 31, 625–633.

Suggested modules to use in conjunction:

• ICIQ-UI Short Form – Brief urinary incontinence assessment
• ICIQ-MLUTS, ICIQ-FLUTS – Gender-specific symptom modules
• ICIQ-MLUTS Long Form, ICIQ-FLUTS Long Form – Gender-specific symptom modules with more detailed assessment
• ICIQ-LUTSqol  – Condition-specific quality of life module

Level of validation according to ICI grades of recommendation:
Grade A+
Validity, reliability and responsiveness established with rigour in several data sets

Completion time:
3 days

Available languages:
Arabic • UK English • Spanish • German •  Persian (Farsi)