Patient and healthcare professionals' perception of weekly prophylactic catheter washout in adults living with long-term catheters: qualitative study of the CATHETER II trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To explore trial participants' experience of long-term catheters (LTC), the acceptability of washout policies, their experience of the CATHETER II trial (a randomised controlled trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of various washout policies versus no washout policy in preventing catheter associated complications in adults living with long-term catheters) and their satisfaction with the outcomes. The objectives of the healthcare professionals (HCPs) focus group and interview were to explore their attitudes towards weekly prophylactic catheter washout, views on the provision of training and participants' ability to enact washout behaviours.

Methodology

A longitudinal qualitative study embedded within the CATHETER II randomised controlled trial, which include

SUBMITTER: Tripathee S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11977465 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature