患者对治疗和预防复发性尿路感染的看法:焦点小组研究
Surbhi Agrawal1, Heidi Harvie2, Lorraine Flick2
1Urogynecology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3737 Market Street, 12th floor, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA. surbhi.agrawal@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.
International urogynecology journal
|November 18, 2023
概括
患有复发性尿路感染 (UTI) 的患者希望提供者承认他们的病情负担,并寻求协作自我管理策略. 他们还希望能够更好地获得知识博的提供者,并专注于预防,以减少抗生素使用.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 患者为中心的护理
- 定性研究是一种定性研究.
背景情况:
- 经常性尿路感染 (UTI) 显著影响患者的生活质量.
- 现有的管理策略往往不能完全解决患者报告的需求.
- 了解患者的观点对于优化复发性尿路感染治疗至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索患者在急性发作期间管理复发性尿路感染和预防的优先事项.
- 确定影响患者对反复性尿路感染管理满意度的关键因素.
- 为开发以患者为中心的复发性尿路感染治疗模式提供信息.
主要方法:
- 用重点小组与经历反复性尿路感染的妇女进行定性研究.
- 数据收集包括人口统计信息,先前的治疗史,以及药物信仰问卷 (BMQ).
- 基于理论的方法与三位独立医生的逐行编码,分析了焦点组的成绩单.
主要成果:
- 26名绝经后妇女 (平均年龄62岁) 参与了这项研究;所有人都尝试过多种预防策略.
- 患者表示希望医疗保健提供者认识到复发性尿路感染的重大负担.
- 关键主题包括需要更早地接触有知识的提供者,支持自我管理,并加强对教育和预防的重视,以尽量减少抗生素的使用.
结论:
- 患有复发性尿路感染的患者主张更有效的医疗保健工作流程.
- 一个促进患者自我管理的协作框架与提供者合作是必不可少的.
- 患者强烈要求加强教育和预防策略,以减少对抗生素的依赖.
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