New objective scoring system to clinically assess fecal incontinence

Table 10 Comparison of existing scoring systems with new scoring system

	Wexner	Vaizey	FISI	NSS
Comprehensive	No	No	No	Yes
FI type included: urge FI	No	Yes	No	Yes
FI type included: mucous FI	No	No	Yes	Yes
Presence of confounding parameters like “Need to wear a pad”, “Need to take constipating medicine”, and “Alteration of lifestyle”	Yes	Yes	No	No
Assigning weights to each FI by an objective method	No	No	No	Yes
Inclusion of patient perceptions (n)	0	0	34	50
Inclusion of laypersons’ perceptions (n)	0	0	0	50
Simple and easy to use	+++++	+++++	+	+++++
Detailed structured definitions	No	No	No	Yes
In-depth disability scores based on an objective description system	No	No	No	4D3L [modified EQ-5D+ (EuroQol)] used

FI: Fecal incontinence.