Measuring pelvic floor disorder symptoms using patient-reported instruments: proceedings of the consensus meeting of the pelvic floor consortium of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons, the International Continence Society, the American Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction

Urogynecologic Society, and the Society of Urodynamics, Female Pelvic Medicine and Urogenital Reconstruction Furthermore, to achieve optimal outcomes in patients with pelvic floor disorders, a consensus is required to identify the best available validated instruments for capturing patient-reported symptoms, such as fecal incontinence, urinary incontinence, constipation, lower urinary tract symptoms, and sexual dysfunction. Other terms included "fecal incontinence", "constipation", obstructed defecation syndrome", "intestinal function", "bowel function", "gastrointestinal symptoms", "sexual function in men", "sexual function in women", "urinary incontinence", "lower urinary tract symptoms", "bladder dysfunction", and "quality of life." Six multidisciplinary workgroups were created, each assigned to investigate a specific symptom: fecal incontinence, constipation, urinary incontinence, lower urinary tract symptoms, male sexual function, and female sexual function. The UDI-6 only contains 6 questions and covers the type of UI, symptoms associated with UI, severity of symptoms and symptom bother. [Extracted from the article]