Intermittent catheter users' symptom identification, description and management of urinary tract infection: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To elucidate the views of intermittent catheter (IC) users regarding urinary tract infection (UTI) symptom presentation, terminology for describing signs and symptoms, the cause of UTI and management strategies.

Design

Qualitative study with semi-structured interviews. The transcribed text was analysed thematically.

Setting

12 general practitioner (GP) surgeries in Hampshire and Dorset, UK.

Participants

A convenience sample of 30 IC users, aged over 18, using IC for at least 3 months who had at least one self-reported UTI since starting IC.

Results

Participants reported a variety of signs and symptoms, such as urine cloudiness and smell, as indicators of UTI. The terms used often differed from those in the modified National Institute on Disabi

SUBMITTER: Okamoto I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5588948 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature