What does this Questionnaire do?
The Accurx International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS) Questionnaire allows the sending of an online questionnaire to patients to collect information to better understand the severity of their water work problems. It is helpful in determining which treatment option is best for the patient and then monitoring any improvement. The I-PSS is based on the answers to seven questions concerning urinary symptoms. Each question allows the patient to choose one out of six answers indicating the increasing severity of the particular symptom. The answers are assigned points from 0 to 5. The total score can therefore range from 0 to 35 (asymptomatic to very symptomatic). There is also an additional quality of life question which does not form part of the I-PSS score.
The questionnaire link is sent via SMS or email. The patient fills in the questionnaire through a browser so can use their phone, tablet, laptop or desktop to complete it.
The responses are returned to the user or organisation via the Accurx Web inbox. The responses can be assigned to other colleagues.
What does it look like for the clinician and patient?
Clinician view of sending a Questionnaire👇
They can edit the SMS message if required
Patient perspective of viewing and completing the Prostate Symptom Score questionnaire👇
Questions:
1. Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finish passing urine?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
2. Over the past month, how often have you had to pass urine again less than two hours after you finished?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
3. Over the past month, how often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you were passing urine?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
4. Over the past month, how hard was it for you to hold in your urine when you needed to?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
5. Over the past month, how often have you had a weak stream when passing urine?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
6. Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin passing urine?
Not at all
Less than 1 time in 5
Less than half the time
About half the time
More than half the time
Almost always
7. Over the past month, how many times did you most typically get up to pass urine from the time you went to bed until the time you got up in the morning?
None
1 time
2 times
3 times
4 times
5 times or more
8. If you were to spend the rest of your life with your urinary condition the way it is now, how would you feel about that?
Delighted
Pleased
Mostly satisfied
Mixed: Equally satisfied/dissatisfied
Mostly dissatisfied
Unhappy
Terrible
When they have submitted their answers, they will be thanked for completing the questionnaire, sent a confirmation SMS and be given some safety netting information 👇
Clinician view of the Headache Questionnaire response
A red dot notification in Accurx Web and an email notification indicating a patient response has arrived. 👇
The screenshot below shows the inbox view showing a questionnaire response for a patient
Users can assign the response to a different team by clicking on the pen icon to edit the assignee. 👇
Users can download a PDF version of the questionnaire response, which they can use to save responses to their paper or electronic medical records. 👇
If you still have any questions or concerns, feel free to chat with us using the green message bubble in the bottom right-hand corner of this page. 👉