Term Description

The International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) consists of the 7 questions from the AUA-SI plus one quality of life question. The World Health Organization International Consultation on Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) has adopted the IPSS for evaluation of the severity of symptoms associated with prostatism and its effect on the patient's quality of life. PMID: 7536259

Reference Information

TypeSourceReference
WebcontentPubMed HealthThe Management of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men. NICE Clinical Guidelines, No. 97. National Clinical Guideline Centre (UK). Appendix H: International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) PMID: 22319808

Panel Hierarchy

Details for each LOINC in Panel LHC-Forms

LOINCNameR/O/CCardinalityExample UCUM Units
80976-4International Prostate Symptom Score [IPSS]
Indent80884-0Over the past month, how often have you had a sensation of not emptying your bladder completely after you finished urinating?R1..1
Indent80885-7Over the past month, how often have you had to urinate again less than two hours after you finished urinating?R1..1
Indent80886-5Over the past month, how often have you found you stopped and started again several times when you urinated?R1..1
Indent80887-3Over the past month, how often have you found it difficult to postpone urination?R1..1
Indent80888-1Over the past month, how often have you had a weak urinary stream?R1..1
Indent80889-9Over the past month, how often have you had to push or strain to begin urination?R1..1
Indent80890-7Over the past month, how many times did you most typically get up to urinate from the time you went to bed at night until the time you got up in the morning?R1..1
Indent80891-5Symptom score [AUASI]R1..1{score}
Indent81090-3If 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?R1..1

LOINC Names Get Info

Fully-Specified Name
International Prostate Symptom Score:-:Pt:^Patient:-:IPSS
Long Common Name
International Prostate Symptom Score [IPSS]

Part Model Get Info

  • Component
    International Prostate Symptom Score
    LP208564-7
    • Analyte
      International Prostate Symptom Score
      LP208564-7
      • Component Numerator
        International Prostate Symptom Score
        LP208564-7
        • Component Numerator Core
          International Prostate Symptom Score
          LP208564-7
        • Component Numerator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
      • Component Denominator
        NULL
         
        • Component Denominator Core
          NULL
           
        • Component Denominator Core Suffix
          NULL
           
    • Challenge
      NULL
       
    • Adjustment
      NULL
       
    • Count
      NULL
       
  • Property
    -
    LP6769-6
  • Time
    Pt
    LP6960-1
  • System
    ^Patient
    LP310005-6
    • System Core
      NULL
       
    • Super System
      Patient
      LP6985-8
  • Scale
    -
    LP7747-1
  • Method
    IPSS
    LP208563-9

Basic Attributes

Class
PANEL.SURVEY.GNHLTH
Type
Surveys
First Released
Version 2.56
Last Updated
Version 2.56 (ADD)
Order vs. Observation
Both
Panel Type
Panel

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=80976-4
Questionnaire definition
https://fhir.loinc.org/Questionnaire/?url=http://loinc.org/q/80976-4