A NEW CONCEPT OF ELECTRONIC VOIDING DIARY: REDUCING THE BURDEN OF NOT ONLY PATIENTS BUT ALSO MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ON VOIDING DIARY

초록

Voiding diary (VD) is a key diagnostic tool for voiding dysfunction. However, this is a great burden for both the patient and the doctor, because the patient should record all micturitions several days and the doctor must analyze the many records in the outpatient clinic as soon as possible. We developed a new device, which allowed the patient to carry a small, portable device and conveniently record the micturition by touching the screen (Fig. 1A). In addition, when the patient brings the device to the doctor and connects to the computer, they can automatically see the analyzed data related to micturition immediately. In this study, we performed a prospective study to estimate and compare the subjective burden felt by patients when they were asked to complete electronic and paper frequency volume charts. We also observed what advantages of using this device doctors have over paper VD.