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Page 2 of 15 QoL has been defined as including ‘those attributes valued by patients including their resultant comfort or sense of well being; the extent to which they were able to maintain reasonable physical, emotional, and intellectual function; the degree to which they retain their ability to participate in valued activities within the family and the community5 .
Whilst quality of life is highly subjective it has now been acknowledged that it is as important as physical disease state in the management of women with lower urinary tract dysfunction6 . Consequently the success of treatment can no longer be judged on clinical parameters alone and quality of life needs to be considered in both clinical and research settings7 [Table 1]. 
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