Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women

Hanley, J.; Capewell, Ann; Hagen, Suzanne

Abstract

A severity index that diagnoses urinary incontinence as slight, moderate, or severe appears to be effective, according to a study of 237 women. The index is based on how frequently the woman experiences incontinence and how much urine is lost.

Citation

Hanley, J., Capewell, A., & Hagen, S. (2001). Validity study of the severity index, a simple measure of urinary incontinence in women. BMJ, 322(7294), 1096-1097. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1096

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 23, 2001
• Publication Date: May 5, 2001
• Deposit Date: May 2, 2008
• Journal: BMJ
• Print ISSN: 0959-8138
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-1833
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 322
• Issue: 7294
• Pages: 1096-1097
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.322.7294.1096
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1611