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. 2022 Sep 26;14(9):e29598. doi: 10.7759/cureus.29598

Table 5. International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS).

From Barry et al [15]. 

In the past month:   Not at All Less than 1 in 5 Times Less than Half the Time About Half the Time More than Half the Time   Almost Always Your score
1. Incomplete Emptying How often have you had the sensation of not emptying your bladder?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
2. Frequency How often have you had to urinate less than every two hours?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
3. Intermittency How often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
4. Urgency How often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
5. Weak Stream How often have you had a weak urinary stream?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
6. Straining How often have you had to strain to start urination?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
  None 1 Time 2 Times 3 Times 4 Times 5 Times  
7. Nocturia How many times did you typically get up at night to urinate?   0   1   2   3   4   5  
Total I-PSS Score              
Quality of Life Due to Urinary Symptoms   Delighted   Pleased   Mostly Satisfied   Mixed   Mostly Dissatisfied   Unhappy   Terrible
  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?   0   1   2   3   4   5   6
  Delighted Pleased Mostly Satisfied Mixed Mostly Dissatisfied Unhappy Terrible
How satisfied were you with the results from Rezum therapy? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
  Very Likely Likely Somewhat Likely Mixed Somewhat Unlikely Unlikely Very Unlikely
How likely would you be to recommend Rezum therapy to another patient with similar urinary symptoms? 0 1 2 3 4 5 6