You have accessJournal of UrologyBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Epidemiology & Evaluation1 Apr 2017MP13-01 COMPARISON OF A MEXICAN VISUAL ANALOG SCALE (GEA SCALE) VS IPSS (NTERNATIONAL PROSTATE SYMPTOM SCORE) IN THE EVALUATION OF LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS IN A LOW SOCIO-CULTURAL LEVEL POPULATION Diego Preciado Estrella, Steven Kaplan, Edgar Mayorga Gómez, Mauricio Cantellano Orozco, Carlos Martínez Arroyo, and Carlos Pacheco Gahbler Diego Preciado EstrellaDiego Preciado Estrella More articles by this author , Steven KaplanSteven Kaplan More articles by this author , Edgar Mayorga GómezEdgar Mayorga Gómez More articles by this author , Mauricio Cantellano OrozcoMauricio Cantellano Orozco More articles by this author , Carlos Martínez ArroyoCarlos Martínez Arroyo More articles by this author , and Carlos Pacheco GahblerCarlos Pacheco Gahbler More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2017.02.444AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES The World Health Organization approved the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) to evaluate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). This scale was developed in industrialized populations. However, there are populations around the world where there may be language and comprehension barriers in interpreting the IPSS making it less reliable. The objective of this study is to compare IPSS versus a new Visual Analog Scale (Gea Scale) and establishing which is more understandable for patients METHODS A transversal, descriptive and comparative study was developed in Gea Gonzalez Hospital. Men> 45 years of age with LUTS were evaluated using 2 clinical tools: IPSS and the GEA scale which was developed with the collaboration of both: a graphic designer and a phoniatrist. Both tools were applied to each patient recording sociodemographic variables, understanding, ability to respond for themselves, accuracy and response time. Statistical analysis was performed using SPSS software (version 22.0). RESULTS 151 men with LUTS were included, with the following results: age 67 (± 11.09), seven years schooling (± 2.5), 35% unemployed, 8% native american dialect speakers (nahuatl, mazateco and otomi). 63 patients (42%) sought help to answer IPSS questions because of socio-intellectual limitations. In contrast 87% (131) of men completed the GEA Scale while only 16 (10%) asked for help and 3 (1.9%) did not complete it because of visual / intellectual barriers (x2 = 11.68, df = 1, p <0.05). The average time to complete the IPSS was 4.8 minutes compared to 2.6 minutes for the Gea Scale (Student t 19.64, df 118, p <0.05). CONCLUSIONS The use of the Gea Scale to evaluate LUTS may be a useful and innovative adjunct to evaluate LUTS in populations with cultural or academic constraints. The results reported herein suggest that the GEA scale was more useful than the IPSS both in time and qualitative responsiveness in a population of men with intellectual, linguistic, academic or sensory limitations. © 2017FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 197Issue 4SApril 2017Page: e152-e153 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2017MetricsAuthor Information Diego Preciado Estrella More articles by this author Steven Kaplan More articles by this author Edgar Mayorga Gómez More articles by this author Mauricio Cantellano Orozco More articles by this author Carlos Martínez Arroyo More articles by this author Carlos Pacheco Gahbler More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...