Mode of administration of international prostate symptom score in patients with lower urinary tract symptoms: physician vs self.
International prostate symptom score (IPSS) was claimed to be complicated for patients. The aim of this study was to measure differences in IPSS when introduced by a physician vs self-administration. Patients with lower urinary tract symptoms completed two IPSS questionnaires: one self-administrated and the other by a physician 1 week apart. Results with 75 patients in each group suggested that there was no statistically significant difference between patient and physician administration, although the mean scores of patients' administration were higher in both groups. In conclusion, when assessing IPSS before treatment, we found no difference between patient administration and physician administration.
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Department of Urology, Duzce Medical School, Abant Izzet Baysal University, Duzce, Turkey. kamilcam@hotmail.com
Akman
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Cicekci
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Senel
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Erol
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D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015588:Observer Variation; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires