Computerized voiding diary

Abstract

An electronic, computerized voiding diary, “Compu‐Void” (patent pending) was developed in order to simplify, augment, and automate patients' recording of bladder symptomatology. A voiding diary as a tool has the potential to provide essential information for a more complete diagnostic and therefore therapeutic picture for each patient. Two major problems with the standard written voiding diary have been a lack of patient compliance and the limited amount of information it garners. Twenty‐five women with various types of voiding dysfunctions were compared to twenty‐five age and parity‐matched control women in order to determine patient preferences of the Compu‐Void when compared to the standard written voiding diary, compliance with each method, and amount and quality of information obtained with each method. Over 90% of subjects and over 70% of control group patients preferred the Compu‐Void over the written diary (P<0.005). The amount and quality of information obtained with Compu‐Void exceeded that obtained with the written method.