International Prostate Symptom Scale. Evaluation of the usefulness of a French version

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the usefulness of a French-language version of the International Prostate Symptom Scale (I-PSS) by measuring, on this scale and on the quality of life index, the scores of patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia before and after prostate surgery. METHOD The questionnaire was completed by 14 men, mostly between 60 and 80 years old, 24 hours before surgery and 1 month and 3 months after surgery. RESULTS The French-language scale worked well. Scores changed from 19.1 before surgery to 7.5 3 months after surgery for prostate symptoms and from 8.5 to 4.5 for quality of life. CONCLUSION This version of the questionnaire is a valid tool for evaluating prostate symptoms reported by French-speaking people.