IPSS

Αυτό το εργαλείο προορίζεται μόνο για εκπαιδευτικούς σκοπούς, δεν αντιπροσωπεύει και δεν αντικαθιστά επαγγελματικές συμβουλές. Αυτό το εργαλείο δεν πρέπει να χρησιμοποιείται για την παροχή ιατρικών διαγνώσεων ή/και ιατρικών θεραπειών.

General description
The International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) assesses symptom severity in benign prostatic hyperplasia is based on the answers to seven questions concerning urinary symptoms and one question concerning quality of life. Each question concerning urinary symptoms allows the patient to choose one out of six answers indicating increasing severity of the particular symptom. The answers are assigned points from 0 to 5. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic).

Barry MJ, Fowler FJ Jr, O'Leary MP, et al. The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. The Measurement Committee of the American Urological Association. J Urol 1992 Nov;148(5):1549-57.

de la Rosette J, Alivizatos G, Madersbacher S, et al. European Association of Urology. Guidelines on benign prostatic hyperplasia. 2002 Update.