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Long-term urinary catheter users self-care practices and problems.

Mary H Wilde1, Margaret V McDonald, Judith Brasch

  • 1School of Nursing & Center for Community Health, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14642, USA. mary_wilde@urmc.rochester.edu

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Long-term urinary catheter use is associated with significant problems, including leakage, infections, and pain, leading to increased healthcare use. Further research is needed to develop interventions for this understudied population.

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Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Community Health
  • Patient Care

Background:

  • Long-term indwelling urinary catheter use is not well-studied.
  • Individuals with persistent urinary retention using catheters indefinitely may have unique challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To characterize community-dwelling adult long-term urinary catheter users.
  • To describe self-care practices and catheter-related problems.
  • To explore relationships between demographics, practices, and problems.

Main Methods:

  • Cross-sectional descriptive and exploratory study.
  • Home interviews with 202 adult catheter users.
  • Data analyzed using descriptive statistics and tests of association.

Main Results:

  • The diverse sample (19-96 years) used urethral (56%) or suprapubic (44%) catheters for a mean of 6 years.
  • High rates of problems reported: 43% leakage, 31% UTI, 24% blockage, 23% pain, 12% dislodgement.
  • Catheter problems led to increased healthcare utilization (visits, ED, hospitalization).

Conclusions:

  • Catheter-related problems significantly increase morbidity and healthcare costs.
  • More research is needed to minimize problems in long-term catheter users.
  • Findings can inform the development of targeted interventions.