Life with an Indwelling Urinary Catheter: Experiences from Male Patients Attending the Urology Clinic at a Tertiary Hospital in Northwestern Tanzania-A Qualitative Study.

ABSTRACT: Experiences from patients living with a long-term indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) at home among men attending urology clinics have not been reported. Evidence-based information on such experiences is important for improving nursing care in low- and middle-income countries such as Tanzania. Using a descriptive phenomenological qualitative research design, we observed two main themes: "Adjustments to positive living with a catheter at home", denoting that social interaction and psychological and spiritual support are important to positively live with the catheter, and "The home environment influences negative or positive living", considering intimacy and altered body image to significantly influence the ability to practice sex, leading to wives' self-sacrifice. Respondents ex

SUBMITTER: Ndomba ALM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9680475 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature