Table 1. Pediatric lower urinary tract symptoms score (PLUTSS, English version).
Note: Turkish version of PLUTSS was used in the study.
Questions | Answer options | ||||||||
1. Does your child have urinary incontinence (peeing while not on the toilet) during the day? | No | Sometimes | 1-2 times/day | 3 or more times/day | |||||
0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
2. If Yes to Question 1 | A few drops | Only underwear wet | Outer clothing layers wet | ||||||
1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
3. Does your child have urinary incontinence (peeing while not on the toilet) during the night? | No | 1-2 nights/week | 3-5 nights/week | 6-7 nights/week | |||||
0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||||||
4. If Yes to Question 3 | Underwear or pajamas wet | Bed wet | |||||||
1 | 4 | ||||||||
5. My child goes to the toilet to pee … | Less than 7 times/day | 7 or more times/day | |||||||
0 | 1 | ||||||||
6. My child has to strain to pee. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 3 | ||||||||
7. My child experiences pain when s/he pees. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 1 | ||||||||
8. My child pees intermittently when on the toilet. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||
9. My child has to go to revisit the toilet to pee soon after s/he pees. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||
10. My child has to run to the toilet when s/he feels the need to pee. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 1 | ||||||||
11. My child can hold his/her pee by crossing his/her legs, squatting, or doing the “pee dance.’’ | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||
12. My child wets his/her clothes before reaching the toilet. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||
13. My child does not pass stool every day. | No | Yes | |||||||
0 | 2 | ||||||||
Quality of Life | |||||||||
If your child experiences any of the symptoms/issues mentioned above, does this affect his/her family or social life? | Not at all | Sometimes | Seriously affects | ||||||
0 | 1 | 5 |