Questionnaire to Distinguish between Stress and Urge Urinary Incontinence

  1. Karel G.M. Moons, PhD
  1. From Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care and University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

    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 …

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    • Article:The 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 for the Diagnostic Aspects of Incontinence Study (DAISy) Research Group
      Ann Intern Med May 16, 2006 144:715-723
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    1. Ann Intern Med December 19, 2006 vol. 145 no. 12 934-935
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