OBJECTIVES: In the absence of a gold-standard tool to measure chronic @entity2371 (CPP), most studies on the prevalence of CPP use the NIH-chronic @entity1069 symptom index (CPSI) questionnaire. However, its suitability and relevance for use in both sexes have not yet been evaluated, and generalized interpretation of the results is therefore questionable. Accordingly, we designed a questionnaire that discriminates between @entity1 with and without symptoms of CPP. METHODS: We undertook a study to test the discriminating capacity for chronic @entity2371 questionnaire (CPPQ)-Mohedo test for CPP among healthy and unhealthy individuals, and if this discrimination was similar for @entity1 and @entity1 . We did a matched study - 40 unhealthy @entity1 were matched by age with 40 unhealthy @entity1 - and each of those was matched with six healthy controls by age and sex (480 in total). To elaborate the questionnaire (CPPQ-Mohedo), we started with the NIH-CPSI, adapting the items referring to anatomic areas for @entity1 , changing the type of response and including various items on @entity2371 not previously recorded. RESULTS: The NIH-CPSI questionnaire [area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC curve), 0.946] was very similar to that of the CPPQ-Mohedo questionnaire (area under the ROC curve, 0.968), but the first required more items. CPPQ-Mohedo showed similar discriminant capacity between @entity1 and @entity1 . The dimensions involved ( @entity158 and quality of life) showed internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha: 0.75). CONCLUSIONS: The CPPQ-Mohedo questionnaire presented discriminating power in @entity1 and @entity1 with symptoms of CPP. This questionnaire may be used as a screening tool to identify @entity1 and include them in treatment programmes, as an outcome assessment tool for treatment and clinical trials, or as a tool to assess the prevalence of CPP in epidemiologic studies.

Discriminating power of CPPQ-Mohedo: a new questionnaire for chronic XXXX .

@entity1069 :: ('MESH:D053448', 'Disease') :: ['prostatitis'] @entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'patients', 'men'] @entity2371 :: ('MESH:D017699', 'Disease') :: ['pelvic pain'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain']
@entity2371 :: (MESH:D017699,Disease) :: ['pelvic pain']
