Longitudinal Trajectories of Clean Intermittent Catheterization Responsibility in Youths with Spina Bifida.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) responsibility among youths with spina bifida is not well studied. We sought to determine longitudinal trajectories of CIC responsibility to examine the transition of CIC responsibility from caregiver-CIC to self-CIC.

Materials and methods

We performed a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study of youths with spina bifida. Participants aged 8-15 years originally recruited from 4 hospitals and a statewide spina bifida association were followed every 2 years. Participants who required CIC were included. Group-based trajectory modeling was used to isolate distinct trajectories of CIC responsibility, which was the primary outcome and was graded from caregiver-CIC to shared-CIC to self-CIC. Predictors of trajectory group me

SUBMITTER: Chu DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8783611 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature