SynthesisInternational urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction2006
Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of treatments for female urinary incontinence: a systematic review.
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Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Incontinence-specific quality of life measures used in trials of sling procedures for female stress urinary incontinence: a meta-analysis.International urology and nephrology · 2015Pooled it
- Clinical validation of the Bladder Health Survey for urinary incontinence in a population sample of women.International urogynecology journal · 2016Trial
- Adaptation and validation of the King's Health Questionnaire in Portuguese women with urinary incontinence.International urogynecology journal · 2015Trial
- Single incision device (TVT Secur) versus retropubic tension-free vaginal tape device (TVT) for the management of stress urinary incontinence in women: a randomized clinical trial.BMC research notes · 2014Trial
- Surgical management of stress urinary incontinence in women: safety, effectiveness and cost-utility of trans-obturator tape (TOT) versus tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) five years after a randomized surgical trial.BMC women's health · 2011Trial
- Clinical predictors of symptom and quality-of-life improvement with antimuscarinics in overactive bladder: a 12-month prospective cohort study in Türkiye.BMC urology · 2026Observational
- Which urinary incontinence inquiry form should be used in women with urinary incontinence?Turkish journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2025Article
- Long-Term Outcomes of Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Procedures in Argentine Women: Our First Report After 20 Years.International urogynecology journal · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity in post-intervention prolapse and urinary outcome reporting: a one-year review of the International Urogynecology Journal.International urogynecology journal · 2015Review
- Clinical characteristics of women with familial pelvic floor disorders.International urogynecology journal · 2015Article
- The TRUST (EvaluaTion of Bladder Function in Relapsing-Remitting MUltiple Sclerosis Patients Treated with Natalizumab) Observational Study.International journal of MS care · 2014Article
- Comparison of standardized pre- and postoperative functional pelvic cine-MRI in patients with a bulbourethral composite suspension due to post-prostatectomy incontinence.International urology and nephrology · 2013Article
- Epidemiology of stress urinary incontinence in women.Current urology reports · 2011Article
- What is the predictive value of urodynamics to reproduce clinical findings of urinary frequency, urge urinary incontinence, and/or stress urinary incontinence?International urogynecology journal · 2010Article
- Brain activity measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging is related to patient reported urgency urinary incontinence severity.The Journal of urology · 2010Article
- Self-reported pad use per day reflects patient quality of life after pubovaginal sling surgery.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009Article
- Portuguese validation of the Urinary Incontinence-Specific Quality-of-Life Instrument: I-QOL.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009Article
- Goal achievement as a patient-generated outcome measure for stress urinary incontinence.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2009Article
- Incontinence quality of life questionnaire (I-QOL): translation and validation study of the Iranian version.International urogynecology journal and pelvic floor dysfunction · 2009Article
- EuroQol EQ-5D and condition-specific measures of health outcome in women with urinary incontinence: reliability, validity and responsiveness.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2008Article
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Abstract
This systematic review examined the use of incontinence-specific quality of life (QOL) measures in clinical trials of female incontinence treatments, and systematically evaluated their quality using a standard checklist. Of 61 trials included in the review, 58 (95.1%) used an incontinence-specific QOL measure. The most commonly used were IIQ (19 papers), I-QoL (12 papers) and UDI (9 papers). Eleven papers (18.0%) used measures which were not referenced or were developed specifically for the study. The eight QOL measures identified had good clinical face validity and measurement properties. We advise researchers to evaluate carefully the needs of their specific study, and select the QOL measure that is most appropriate in terms of validity, utility and relevance, and discourage the development of new measures. Until better evidence is available on the validity and comparability of measures, we recommend that researchers consider using IIQ or I-QOL with or without UDI in trials of incontinence treatments.
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