The American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia (also referred to as the International Prostate Symptom Score) is a series of questions used to assess the severity of symptoms caused by the prostatic enlargement.
The instrument consists of 7 items dealing with symptoms of BPH over the past month.
The responses are scored from 0 (good) to 5 (poor).
symptom index =
= SUM (points for the 7 questions)
Interpretation:
• minimum score 0
• maximum score 35
Score
Symptoms
0 - 7
mild
8 - 19
moderate
20 - 35
severe
Limitations:
• The symptoms experienced in benign prostatic hypertrophy are nonspecific and can be seen in other conditions.
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