Long-term catheter management in the community: a population-based analysis of user characteristics, service utilisation and costs in England.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Long-term urinary catheters are problematic and burdensome for patients, carers and health services. Nursing practice to improve the management of long-term urinary catheters has been held back by a lack of evidence to support policy and practice. Little is known about who uses a catheter long term and the resources and costs needed for their management. Understanding these costs will help to target innovations to improve care. There have been no substantial innovations to urinary catheters or their management recently and no publications to characterise users and costs.

Aim

To describe long-term catheter users and explore catheter-related service use and costs in England.

Methods

Descriptive information on the characteristics of catheter users and their us

SUBMITTER: Gage H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10940055 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature