URINARY SYMPTOM SCORE

                                                                                              less                            more

                                                                                         than          than         about           than

                                                                         not at       1 time       half the     half the       half the       almost

                                                                           all            in 5          time          time            time         always

1. Over the past month or so, how

    often have you had a sensation of

    not emptying your bladder

    completely after you finish urinating?                0           1               2              3              4              5

2. Over the past month or so, how

    often have you had to urinate again

    less than two hours after you

    finished urinating?                                              0           1               2              3              4              5

3. Over the past month or so how

    often have you found you stopped

    and started again several times

    when you urinated?                                            0           1               2              3              4              5

4.  Over the past month or so, how

     often have you found it difficult to

     postpone urination?                                            0           1               2              3              4              5

5.  Over the past month or so, how

     often have you had a weak urinary

     stream?                                                              0           1               2              3              4              5

6.  Over the past month or so, how

     often have you had to push or strain

     to begin urination?                                              0           1               2              3              4              5

7.  Over the last 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?

     0  None        1  One time           2   Two times         3 Three times          4  Four times          5 Five times

AUA Symptom Score = Sum of questions 1 –7 ___________.

Reference:  Barry MJ, et al. (1992). American Urological Association symptom index for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Journal of Urology, 148(5): 1549–1557.