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Objective To compare the Danish Prostatic Symptom Score (DAN-PSS) with the International Prostatic Symptom Score (IPSS), Madsen-Iversen and Boyarsky symptom indexes in a clinical setting, and to evaluate the potential significance of ally differences in information obtained from these questionnaires. Patients and methods The study comprised two substudies: in the first, 205 patients with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) suggestive of bladder outlet obstruction (BOO), a Madsen-Iversen score >6 and a maximum flow rate of Results The DAN-PSS, IPSS and Madsen-Iversen indexes were correlated on a pairwise basis. The DAN-PSS and IPSS indexes bare significant construct validity in terms of correlation with the Madsen-Iversen system (Spearman's correlation coefficient, r(s)=0.51 and r(s)=0.45, respectively). The DAN-PSS and the IPSS indexes were correlated (r(s)=0.61). The DAN-PSS was more sensitive than the IPSS to changes after pharmacological treatment, with scores decreasing 70% and 29% (P Conclusions The DAN-PSS index is more sensitive than the IPSS. Madsen-Iversen and Boyarsky symptom indexes, incorporates important outcome events, includes a patient-weighting of each symptom, thereby reflecting better the patients' global assessment of outcome. |
