Clinical Study

Comparative Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of Long-Term Use of Imidafenacin and Solifenacin in Patients with Overactive Bladder: A Prospective, Open, Randomized, Parallel-Group Trial (the LIST Study)

Table 7

The King’s Health Questionnaire (KHQ).

KHQ questionSignificant content

(1) How would you evaluate your health today?Health
(2) How much do you think your bladder problem hampers your life?Bladder problems, hampering your life
(3) Frequency: do you go the bathroom too often?Frequency going to the bathroom
(4) Nocturia: do you get up at night to urinate?Nocturia, getting up
(5) Urgency: do you feel urgency to urinate and have difficulty controlling it?Urinary urgency
(6) Hyperactive bladder: do you lose urine when you feel urgency to urinate?Hyperactive bladder
(7) Urinary incontinence by exertion: do you lose urine during physical activities?Urinary incontinence, physical activities
(8) Nocturnal enuresis: do you wet your bed at night?Nocturnal enuresis
(9) Incontinence during sexual intercourse: do you lose urine during sexual intercourse?Incontinence during sexual intercourse
(10) Frequent infections: do you have many urinary infections?Urinary infections
(11) Pain in the bladder: do you feel pain in the bladder?Pain in the bladder
(12) Do you have any other problem related to your bladder?Problem related to your bladder
(13) How intensely do your bladder problems hinder your house chores? (cleaning, washing, and cooking, etc.)House chores (cleaning, washing, cooking, etc.)
(14) How intensely do your bladder problems hinder your work or your daily activities outside the house? (shopping, taking children to school, etc.)Work, daily activities outside the house (shopping, taking children to school, etc.)
(15) Do your bladder problems hinder your physical activities? (walking, running, or any other sport?)Physical activities (walking, running, or any other sport)
(16) Do your bladder problems hinder you when you want to travel?Travelling
(17) Do your bladder problems hinder you when go to the church, a meeting, a party?Church, meeting, and party
(18) Do you avoid visiting friends because of your bladder problems?Visiting friends
(19) Do your bladder problems hinder your sexual life?Sex life
(20) Do your bladder problems hinder your life with your partner/husband?Partner/husband
(21) Do your bladder problems disturb your family members?Disturbing family members
(22) Do you feel depressed with your bladder problems?Depression
(23) Do you feel anxious or nervous with your bladder problems?Anxious, nervous
(24) Do you feel bad about yourself because of your bladder problems?Feeling bad about yourself
(25) Do your bladder problem hinder your sleep?Sleep
(26) Do you use any kind of hygienic protection such as diapers, pads, or lining to keep yourself dry?Hygienic protection
(27) Do you control the amount of liquids you drink?Controlling the amount of liquids, drinking
(28) Do you need to change your underwear (panties) when you get wet?Changing underwear
(29) Do you worry about smelling like urine?Smelling of urine