Moving Beyond p-Values: MCID for OAB-V8 8 and ICIQ-SF in Patients With OAB

The goal of this study was to determine the Minimal Clinically Important Difference (MCID) for the Overactive Bladder Questionnaire-Version 8 (OAB-V8) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire- Short Form (ICIQ-SF) in people with Overactive Bladder Syndrome (OAB).

Inclusion Criteria: * individuals diagnosed with urge and mixed urinary incontinence symptoms or with OAB symptoms only (no history of urinary incontinence), * women over 18 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * patients who did not give consent to participate in the study, * not understanding the instructions given by the researcher, * pregnancy or planning a pregnancy in the near future, * urinary tract infection or kidney stones, * pelvic organ prolapse of grade II or higher, * stress-type urinary incontinence, * neurogenic bladder, * use of a pacemaker, * epilepsy, * peripheral neuropathy.