Clean intermittent catheterisation determinants and caregiver adherence in paediatric patients with spinal dysraphism and spinal cord injury in a paediatric spinal differences clinic: a mixed methods study protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Clean intermittent catheterisation (CIC) is the standard of care for treating neurogenic lower urinary tract dysfunction (NLUTD), the most common bladder dysfunction in children diagnosed with spinal dysraphism (SD) and spinal cord injury (SCI). Failure to follow the prescribed CIC regimen results in urinary tract infections, incontinence and renal insufficiency. Adherence to CIC is suboptimal, with reported non-adherence rates of 18%-66%. Despite the efficacy of CIC, the research on CIC adherence is not well defined in the literature and even less for caregivers of children on CIC protocols.

Methods

This proposed study aims to identify caregiver CIC adherence and determinants while exploring the personal experiences of performing CIC from the perspective of car

SUBMITTER: Wickham A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11474704 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature