Galen eCalcs - Calculator: International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS)
Description
The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) (previously the AUA Symptom Score calculator) determines a patient’s risk of developing prostate disease based on the evidence presented in this questionnaire.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the AUA Symptom Score questionnaire:
Specialties
- Urology
Systems
- Endocrine
- Urinary
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
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Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-AUASymp | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-AUASymp” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the output. |
Show Full Questions in Annotations | True/False | True will enable the display of the full calculator input question text (rather than Q1, Q2, etc.) in the result output annotations.
False will disable the display of the full calculator input question text and display the question numbers and answers only in the result output annotations. |
Calculator Inputs
This calculator does not use any default mappings, all items require manual input.
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
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AUA Score | Results | The patient's numeric score |
AUA Score Category | Results | The AUA reference range of scores |
Quality of Life Due to Urinary Symptoms | Results | How a patient feels about spending the rest of their lives with their current urinary symptoms |
References
http://urologyhealthteam.com/auass-qol.pdf
http://prolieve.com/the-aua-symptom-score-index/