[Assessment criteria of lower urinary tract symptom severity for general practitioners].

Objectives: We conducted a preliminary study to examine the validity of assessment criteria of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) severity for general practitioners (GPs).

Materials And Methods: This study included 194 patients with LUTS, who visited the urology clinics in three hospitals. In 177 who completed International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS), International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire : Short-Form (ICIQ-SF), frequency-volume chart, uroflowmetry and post-void residual urine measurement, three overall grades (mild, moderate and severe) of LUTS were determined using the newly-developed assessment criteria for GPs.