WILLIAMSBURG, VA USA (UroToday.com) - Validated questionnaires are almost universally used in the literature to evaluate impact of surgery on quality of life (QoL).
Over 40 questionnaires of varying lengths and complexity exist, with many being time and resource consuming. No agreement exists regarding optimal questionnaire; however, UDI-6 and IIQ-7 are the most popular. Outcomes of questionnaires almost universally show postoperative improvement which may result in loss of sensitivity in differentiating between efficacy of different procedures. In this study, we compare the relationship between short-form and extended, validated questionnaires with functional outcomes following retropubic midurethral sling (MUS) surgery....View the poster.
Presented by Wes Porta, Hannah Scott, Clifton F. Frilot II, and Alex Gomelsky at the 77th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Section of the AUA - March 14 - 17, 2013 - Colonial Williamsburg Lodge - Williamsburg, VA USA
Department of Urology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, LA USA
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