Chronic prostatitis has a high prevalence and complex symptoms. In order to quantify the study, the National Institutes of Health established a scoring system, the NIH-CPSI, in 1999, which has been used worldwide. It is still widely used in clinical practice.
Its components include
Pain or discomfort
1. In the past week, have you had pain or discomfort in the following areas?
a. Between the rectum (anus) and the testes (scrotum), i.e., the pubic area
Yes ( )1 No ( )0
b. Testicles
Yes( )1 No( )0
c. Head of the penis (no correlation with urination)
Yes ( )1 No ( )0
d, below the waist, bladder or pubic bone area
Yes ( )1 No ( )0
2.During the past week, have you experienced the following events
a. Burning sensation or pain in the urethra when urinating
Yes( )1 No( )0
b.Pain and discomfort after orgasm (ejaculation) or during sexual intercourse
Yes ( )1 No ( )0
3.Did you always feel pain or discomfort in these areas in the past week?
( )0 a.Never
()1b.Few times
()2c.Sometimes
()3d.Most of the time
()4e.Almost always
()5f.Always
4.Which of the following numbers best describes the “average level” of pain or discomfort you have experienced in the past week
()()()()()()()()()()()()()
0 1
2 3 4 5 6
7 8 9 10
”0″ means no pain, increasing to the most severe “10” means the most severe pain imaginable
Urination
5.During the past week, did you often have a feeling of incomplete urination after urination?
()0a.Not at all
()1b.Less than once in 5 times
()2c.Less than half the time
()3d, About half of the time
()4c, More than half of the time
()5f, almost always
6.During the past week, did you often feel the need to urinate again within less than 2 hours after urination?
()0a.Not at all
()1b.Less than once in 5 times
()2c.Less than half of the time
()3d, About half of the time
()4c, More than half the time
()5f, almost always
Effect of symptoms
7.During the past week, did your symptoms always affect your daily life
()0a.No
()1b.Nearly not
()2c.Sometimes
()3d.Many times
8.During the past week, did you always think about your symptoms
()0a, never
()1b.Nearly never
()2c.Sometimes
()3d.Many times
Quality of life
9 How would you feel if the symptoms that appeared in the past week were always with you in your daily life later on
()0a.Happy
()1b, happy
()2c, Satisfied most of the time
()3d, Satisfied and dissatisfied half of the time
()4e.Unsatisfied most of the time
()5f, Unhappy
()6g, unhappy