Older adults' and caregivers' perceptions about urinary tract infection and asymptomatic bacteriuria guidelines: a qualitative exploration.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To explore older adults' and caregivers' knowledge and perceptions of guidelines for appropriate antibiotics use for bacteria in the urine.

Design

Semi-structured qualitative interviews.

Setting

Infectious disease clinics, community senior living facilities, memory care clinics, and general public.

Participants

Patients 65 years or older diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI) in the past two years, or caregivers of such patients.

Methods

We conducted interviews between March and July 2023. We developed an interview guide based on the COM-B (capability, opportunity, motivation-behavior) behavior change framework. We thematically analyzed written transcripts of audio-recorded interviews using inductive and deductive coding techniques.

SUBMITTER: Durkin MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753467 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature