Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence
Authors: Karel G.M. Moons
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2006)

Letters19 December 2006Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary IncontinenceKarel G.M. Moons, PhDKarel G.M. Moons, PhDFrom Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-145-12-200612190-00016 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail TO THE EDITOR: I read Brown and colleagues' paper (1) with great interest. The proposed 3IQ test will certainly aid physicians in their work-up of women with urinary incontinence. I have 2 questions or suggestions to further improve the accuracy of this test and its applicability in practice.My first issue involves the intended use of the 3IQ test. The study population included women with at least 3 episodes of urinary incontinence per week for 3 months or longer. The authors repeatedly state that the 3IQ test is to be applied as a diagnostic tool to distinguish between urge and ...References1. Brown JS, Bradley CS, Subak LL, Richter HE, Kraus SR, Brubaker L, et al. The sensitivity and specificity of a simple test to distinguish between urge and stress urinary incontinence. Ann Intern Med. 2006;144:715-23. [PMID: 16702587] LinkGoogle Scholar2. Moons KG, van Es GA, Michel BC, Büller HR, Habbema JD, Grobbee DE. Redundancy of single diagnostic test evaluation. Epidemiology. 1999;10:276-81. [PMID: 10230838] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Moons KG, Biesheuvel CJ, Grobbee DE. Test research versus diagnostic research. Clin Chem. 2004;50:473-6. [PMID: 14981027] CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. Brown JS, Grady D, Ouslander JG, Herzog AR, Varner RE, Posner SF. Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in postmenopausal women. Heart & Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) Research Group. Obstet Gynecol. 1999;94:66-70. [PMID: 10389720] MedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: Karel G.M. Moons, PhDAffiliations: From Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.Disclosures: None disclosed. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoThe Sensitivity and Specificity of a Simple Test To Distinguish between Urge and Stress Urinary Incontinence Jeanette S. Brown , Catherine S. Bradley , Leslee L. Subak , Holly E. Richter , Stephen R. Kraus , Linda Brubaker , Feng Lin , Eric Vittinghoff , Deborah Grady , and Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence Steven A. Rich Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence Jeanette S. Brown , Eric Vittinghoff , and Leslee L. Subak Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence Shriprakash Kalantri Metrics 19 December 2006Volume 145, Issue 12Page: 934-935KeywordsBody mass indexConflicts of interestHysterectomyIncontinenceQuestionnairesRegression analysis ePublished: 19 December 2006 Issue Published: 19 December 2006 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2006 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...