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Appendix 13A. The 3 Incontinence Questions (3IQ)

This document contains the 3 Incontinence Questions (3IQ), a screening tool used to identify different types of urinary incontinence. The 3IQ asks patients if they have leaked urine in the last 3 months, what activities caused leakage, and what most often causes leakage. Based on the response to the last question, the 3IQ can determine if a patient's incontinence is stress-predominant, urge-predominant, or other type of incontinence.

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Appendix 13A. The 3 Incontinence Questions (3IQ)

This document contains the 3 Incontinence Questions (3IQ), a screening tool used to identify different types of urinary incontinence. The 3IQ asks patients if they have leaked urine in the last 3 months, what activities caused leakage, and what most often causes leakage. Based on the response to the last question, the 3IQ can determine if a patient's incontinence is stress-predominant, urge-predominant, or other type of incontinence.

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Guidelines for preventive activities in general practice

140 9th edition

Appendix 13A. The 3 Incontinence Questions (3IQ)


1. During the last three months, have you leaked urine (even a small amount)?

Yes     No Questionnaire completed.


2. During the last three months, did you leak urine (check all that apply):

a. When you were performing some physical activity, such as coughing, sneezing, lifting, or exercise?

b. When you had the urge or feeling that you needed to empty your bladder, but you could not get to the
toilet fast enough?

c. Without physical activity and without a sense of urgency?


3. During the last three months, did you leak urine most often (check only one):

a. When you are performing some physical activities, such as coughing, sneezing, lifting, or exercise?

b. When you had the urge or feeling that you needed to empty your bladder, but you could not get to the
toilet fast enough?

c. Without physical activity or a sense of urgency?

d. About equally as often with physical activities as with a sense of urgency?

Definitions of the type of urinary incontinence are based on responses to Question 3


Response to question 3 Type of incontinence
a. Most often with physical activity Stress only or stress predominant

b. Most often with the urge to empty the bladder Urge only or urge predominant

c. Without physical activity or sense of urgency Other cause only or other cause predominant

d. About equally with physical activity and sense of urgency Mixed

Reproduced with permission from Brown JS, Bradley CS, Subak LL, et al. The sensitivity and specificity of a simple test to distinguish
between urge and stress incontinence. Ann Intern Med 2006;144(10):715–23.

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