NIH-CPSI: NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index
Pelvic-health Assessment
Take the NIH-CPSI to measure pain, urinary symptoms, and quality-of-life impact from chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and track change over time.
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Other pelvic health assessments
These measure the same area. A shorter one is easier to repeat; a longer one gives a steadier estimate.
PGI-I · 1 questions A single-item measure that asks patients to rate how much their condition has improved or worsened compared to before treatment began.ISI · 2 questions A 2-item validated measure of urinary incontinence severity. Multiplies leakage frequency by amount to produce a severity index score.QUID · 6 questions A 6-item validated questionnaire that classifies urinary incontinence as stress, urge, or mixed type based on symptom patterns.IPSS · 8 questions An 8-item questionnaire measuring the severity of lower urinary tract symptoms in men, commonly associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Seven questions assess urinary symptoms and one assesses quality of life.PFDI-20 · 20 questions A 20-item questionnaire measuring the degree of bother caused by pelvic floor symptoms across three domains: pelvic organ prolapse, colorectal-anal function, and urinary function.
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