American Urological Association (AUA) Symptom Score Questionnaire

{note}Ask the patient: how often have they been bothered by the following over the past month?

Incomplete emptying: Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely
after you finished urinating?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q1}

Frequency: Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than 2 hours after you finished urinating?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q2}

Intermittency: Over the past month, how often have you found that you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q3}

Urgency: Over the past month, how often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q4}

Weak-stream: Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q5}

Straining: Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?
{formmenu: None; Less than 1 time in 5; Less than half the time; About half the time; More than half the time; Almost always; name=q6}

Nocturia: Over the past month, how many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning?
{formmenu: None; 1 time; 2 times; 3 times; 4 times; >=5 times; name=q7}

Quality of Life Due to Urinary Symptoms: If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition just the way it is now, how would you feel about that?
{formmenu: Delighted; Pleased; Mostly satisfied; Mixed; Mostly dissatisfied; Unhappy; Terrible; name=q8}

{endnote}-AUA Symptom Score: {=score} points {if: score<8}(0 to 7 Mild symptoms){elseif: score<20}(8 to 19 Moderate symptoms){elseif: score<36}(20 to 35 Severe symptoms){endif} with symptoms of {if: q1<>"None"}Incomplete emptying{endif} {if: q2<>"None"}Frequency{endif} {if: q3<>"None"}Intermittency{endif}{if: q4<>"None"}Urgency{endif} {if: q5<>"None"}Weak stream{endif} {if: q6<>"None"}Straining{endif} {if: q7<>"None"}Nocturia{endif} {if: q8<>""}
-Quality of Life Due to Urinary Symptoms described as {=q8}{endif}{note: preview=no}

Score Calculation
{answerlist=[q1, q2, q3, q4, q5, q6, q7]}{less=count(filter(answerlist, x -> x="Less than 1 time in 5" OR x="1 time"))}{lesshalf=count(filter(answerlist, x -> x="Less than half the time" OR x="2 times"))*2}{half=count(filter(answerlist, x -> x="About half the time" OR x="3 times"))*3}{morehalf=count(filter(answerlist, x -> x="More than half the time" OR x="4 times"))*4}{almost=count(filter(answerlist, x -> x="Almost always" OR x=">=5 times"))*5}{score=less+lesshalf+half+morehalf+almost} {endnote}

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