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International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF)

Tests & Measures

Summary

What it measures:

The ICIQ-UI SF assesses the frequency, severity, and impact on quality of life of urinary incontinence (UI) in males and females.1

Type of Measure: Participant-reported outcome measure

International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)

Domain: Body functions and structures

Category: Body Functions, Genitourinary, and Reproductive Functions

Target Population:

Target Population: Applicable to2:

  • Males and females across the life span
  • Individuals in community and clinical settings
  • All types of UI (stress, urge, and mixed stress/urge UI)
  • The ICIQ-UI SF is used internationally and available in over 60 languages.3

Taskforce Recommendations

The International Consultation on Incontinence (ICI) assigns a grade A recommendation for the evaluation of UI in females with lower urinary tract symptoms, supported by Level 1 evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews of RCTs.4 ICI recommends that all randomized controlled trials evaluating treatments for UI use high-quality questionnaires like the ICIQ-UI SF.4

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Resource Details

Date: October 18, 2024
Contact:  practice@apta.org
Content Type:  Test & Measure

Symptoms & Conditions

Pelvic Health, Quality of Life

Author(s)

Mitch Wolden, PT, DPT, PhD; Sean F. Mungovan, B.App.Sc. (Physiotherapy), MPhil

Reviewer(s)

Jessica Munk, PT, DPT; Peng Fan, PT, DPT

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