Self-Care Activities of Community-Residing Adults With Indwelling Urinary Catheters: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To map self-care activities related to indwelling urinary catheters in community-residing adults.

Design

Scoping review guided by Joanna Briggs Institute methodology.

Data sources

Systematic searches of electronic databases (CINAHL, MEDLINE, Embase) and targeted grey literature search were conducted for documents published between 2000 and October 2023.

Methods

Documents describing self-care activities and the management of catheter-related complications in community-residing adults (aged ≥ 18 years) were included. Three independent reviewers used Covidence to screen titles and abstracts and full-text articles, appraise the quality of the literature, and extract data. Directed content analysis of the extracted data was conducted, informed by the mid-range t

SUBMITTER: Schumacher C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12810644 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature