American Urological Association Symptom Index for lower urinary tract symptoms in women: Correlation with degree of bother and impact on quality of life
American Urological Association Symptom Index for lower urinary tract symptoms in women: Correlation with degree of bother and impact on quality of life
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DOI：
10.1016/s0090-4295(03)00037-2
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发表时间：
2003-06-01
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2.1
通讯作者：
Nitti, VW
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作者：
Scarpero, HM;Fiske, J;Nitti, VW
目标.首先确定美国泌尿外科协会症状指数（AUASI）是否与女性下尿路症状（LUTS）引起的困扰程度相关，以及这种相关性是否随女性的年龄和大陆状态而变化;第二，AUASI和症状引起的困扰程度是否与女性的生活质量（QOL）相关以及这种关联是否随女性的年龄和所在洲而变化。LUTS发生在女性，可能会产生显着的麻烦，影响他们的生活质量。AUASI已被用于评估女性患者的LUTS;然而，其与困扰程度和QOL的相关性尚未在女性中明确确立。对完成AUASI的1232名女性的图表以及症状问题指数和全球QOL问题进行了审查。计算斯皮尔曼等级相关性，以评估AUASI和症状问题指数之间的相关性。它也是在对妇女的年龄和大小便失禁状态（失禁与失禁）进行分层后计算的。以AUASI和症状问题指数为反应变量，以生活质量为连续变量，采用线性回归模型进行分析。平均年龄为54.6岁。600名妇女（49%）失禁。斯皮尔曼的等级顺序显示症状和症状引起的问题之间有很强的相关性（0.858，P
Objectives. To determine first whether the American Urological Association Symptom Index (AUASI) correlates with the degree of bother caused by lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in women and whether the association varies with a woman's age and continent status; and second, whether the AUASI and degree of bother caused by symptoms correlate with a woman's quality of life (QOL) and whether the association varies with a woman's age and continent status. LUTS occur in women and may produce significant bother and affect their QOL. The AUASI has been used to evaluate LUTS in female patients; however, its correlation with the degree of bother and QOL has not been clearly established in women.Methods. The charts of 1232 women who completed the AUASI, as well as the Symptom Problem Index and global QOL question, were reviewed. Spearman's rank order correlation was computed to assess the correlation between the AUASI and Symptom Problem Index. It was also computed after stratifying the women's age and continence status (continent versus incontinent). A linear regression model was applied, with the AUASI and Symptom Problem Index as the response variables and QOL as the continuous explanatory variable.Results. The mean age was 54.6 years. Six hundred women (49%) were incontinent. Spearman's rank order showed a strong correlation between symptoms and problems caused by symptoms (0.858, P