OABSS (Overactive Bladder Symptom Score)

Overactive Bladder Symptom Score: daytime frequency (0–2), nocturia (0–3), urgency (0–5), and urgency incontinence (0–5) summed 0–15; the OAB definition requires urgency ≥ 2 and total ≥ 3.

Open the calculator → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Daytime frequency
1
Nocturia
2
Urgency
3
Urgency incontinence
2

Result: OABSS 8/15 — moderate.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What the result means

OAB gate
Diagnosis requires the urgency item ≥ 2 and total ≥ 3; a high total without urgency ≥ 2 does not meet the definition.

What you enter

  • Daytime frequency (0–2)
  • Nocturia (0–3)
  • Urgency (0–5)
  • Urgency incontinence (0–5)
How this is calculated
Scoring
Daytime frequency 0–2, nocturia 0–3, urgency 0–5, urgency incontinence 0–5; total 0–15 (≤5 mild, 6–11 moderate, ≥12 severe).

Homma Y, Yoshida M, Seki N, et al. Symptom assessment tool for overactive bladder syndrome — overactive bladder symptom score. Urology. 2006;68(2):318-323. Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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