The Overactive Bladder Questionnaire Short Form

**Semantic type:** Intellectual Product

**Definition:** A standardized survey developed by K. Coyne and colleagues in 2004 and presented at the Joint Meeting of the International Continence Society and the International Urogynecological Association which is used to evaluate the symptoms associated with overactive bladder. This self-administered, shorter version of the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire (OAB-q) contains 19 items pertaining to bladder symptoms occurring during the past four weeks. Each item is rated on a scale of 1-6 with 1 representing none or not at all and 6 representing a great deal or all the time.

**Synonyms:** - OAB-Q SHORT FORM - OAB-q Short Form - OABQ02