Staff and patient perceptions of a community urinary catheter service.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Urinary catheters are used extensively throughout healthcare for various reasons including management of urinary tract dysfunction. The purpose of this study was to simultaneously explore both catheter user experience and staff perception of catheter services within community urinary catheter care.

Methods

A questionnaire was conducted to investigate the views of community nursing staff. During the same time period, patients were interviewed about i) catheter-care standards and adherence to guidelines ii) patients' feelings towards their catheter and iii) potential improvements to catheter practices and design.

Results

Sixty-nine staff were surveyed. Although 97% of staff indicated they used local guidelines, in up to 62% of cases findings suggested pract

SUBMITTER: Oswald F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7115930 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature