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Two statistically validated interstitial cystitis (IC) symptom instruments have been used in clinical research. In this study we report what is to our knowledge the first direct comparison of the University of Wisconsin Symptom Instrument (UWI) with the O’Leary-Sant instruments, that is the IC Symptom Index (ICSI) and IC Problem Index (ICPI). A convenience sampling of 107 patients with IC evaluated...
Ethnographic methods were used to gather illness narratives on 11 men and 38 women diagnosed with interstitial cystitis (IC). Content analysis using the Spradley ethnographic method reveals that patients directly link IC pain to diminished sexual functioning. We conclude: (1) Patients with IC are deeply concerned about diminished sexual function. Physicians and rehabilitation specialists should actively...
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