[Recommendations for the use of voiding diaries and symptom or quality of life questionnaires in the investigation of non-neurological female urinary incontinence].

The use of a voiding diary is recommended for the evaluation of urinary incontinence. The use of a validated French symptom questionnaire is recommended to standardize the clinical interview and to define the type of urinary incontinence. Evaluation of the impact of incontinence by quality of life questionnaire is recommended. For use in routine clinical practice, questionnaires must comprise a limited number of questions so that they can be completed rapidly by the patient and easily interpreted by the therapist. In everyday practice, it is recommended to use the UPS self-administered questionnaire, otherwise the MHU urinary disability questionnaire, which must be combined with evaluation of the impact of incontinence on quality of life by using the visual analogue scale of question 5 of the ICIQ. Longer questionnaires specifically targeting the symptoms evaluated can be used in the field of research without neglecting symptoms that can be induced by treatment.