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ICIQ-Nqol Module Page

Module Title	ICIQ- Nqol
Full Name of Module	ICIQ- Nocturia Quality of Life
Purpose of module	The ICIQ-Nqol is a patient-completed questionnaire for evaluating quality of life (QoL) in patients with nocturia, for use in research and clinical practice. The ICIQ-Nqol provides a detailed and robust measure to assess the impact of nocturia on quality of life with particular reference to the effects of being woken at night . It is an ideal research tool as it explores in detail the impact on patients’ lives of nocturia and can be used as an outcome measure to assess impact of different treatment modalities.
Derivation of module	N-QoL
Intended Population	Adult males and females
Number of items	13
Question items	Concentration Low in energy Sleep during the day Productiveness Physical activities Fluid restriction Inadequate sleep at night	Disturbance of others Preoccupation with waking at night Worry over condition worsening Worried over treatment options Overall bother Overall impact on everyday life
Lanuage versions available	Arabic for Egypt Czech Danish Dutch Dutch for Belgium Finnish French German Hungarian	Italian Norwegian Polish Russian Slovakian Spanish Swedish UK English
Associated publications	Abraham, L., Hareendran, A., Mils, I. , Martin, M., Abrams P., Drake, M., MacDonagh, R., Noble, J. Development and validation of a quality-of-life measure for men with nocturia. Urology. 2004; 63(3): 481-486
Level of validation according to ICI grades of recommendation	Not reviewed as not covered by ICI remit.
Scoring system	0-52 overall score with greater values indicating increased impact on quality of life Bother scale not incorporated into overall score but indicate impact of symptoms overall for the patient
Suggested modules to use in conjuction	ICIQ-N – Condition-specific symptom and bother module ICIQ-UI Short Form – Brief urinary incontinence assessment
Completion time	4-5 minutes
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