From: Correlation between psychological stress levels and the severity of overactive bladder symptoms
Correlation analysis between PSS total scores and OAB symptoms: | ||
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Spearman’s correlation coefficient (rs) | p-value | |
ICIQ-UI (urinary incontinence, 0–21) | 0.393 | 0.007* |
UDI-6 (urogenital distress inventory, 0–24) | 0.314 | 0.028* |
IIQ-7 (incontinence impact questionnaire, 0–28) | 0.393 | 0.005* |
OAB-q quality of life subscale (13–78) | 0.326 | 0.029* |
OAB-q symptom bother subscale (6–36) | 0.195 | 0.189 |
ICIQ-OAB (overactive bladder, 0–16) | 0.205 | 0.158 |
USS (urgency severity scale, 0–3) | 0.127 | 0.390 |
Numeric rating scale of urgency (0–10) | 0.235 | 0.090 |
Numeric rating scale of frequency (0–10) | 0.260 | 0.068 |
Specific items on the ICIQ-UI questionnaire: | ||
ICIQ-UI: “How often do you leak urine?” (0–5) | 0.328 | 0.020* |
ICIQ-UI: “How much urine do you think you leak?” (0–6) | 0.334 | 0.018* |
ICIQ-UI: “How much does leaking urine interfere with your daily life?” (0–10) | 0.270 | 0.058 |
Specific items on the ICIQ-OAB questionnaire: | ||
ICIQ-OAB: “How many times do you urinate during the day” (0–6) | 0.104 | 0.473 |
ICIQ-OAB: “During the night, how many times do you have to urinate during the night, on average?” | 0.052 | 0.722 |
ICIQ-OAB: “Do you have to rush to the bathroom to urinate?” | 0.238 | 0.096 |
ICIQ-OAB: “Does urine leak before you can get to the bathroom?” | 0.297 | 0.036* |