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Testing a Model of Self-Management of Fluid Intake in Community-Residing Long-term Indwelling Urinary Catheter Users.

ABSTRACT: Urinary tract infection and blockage are serious and recurrent challenges for people with long-term indwelling catheters, and these catheter problems cause worry and anxiety when they disrupt normal daily activities.The goal was to determine whether urinary catheter-related self-management behaviors focusing on fluid intake would mediate fluid intake-related self-efficacy toward decreasing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and/or catheter blockage.The sample involved data collected from 180 adult community-living, long-term indwelling urinary catheter users. The authors tested a model of fluid intake self-management related to fluid intake self-efficacy for key outcomes of CAUTI and blockage. To account for the large number of zeros in both outcomes, a zero-inflated negative binomial (ZINB) structural equation model was tested.Structurally, fluid intake self-efficacy was positively associated with fluid intake self-management, suggesting that higher fluid intake self-efficacy predicts more (higher) fluid intake self-management; however, fluid intake self-management was not associated with either the frequency of CAUTIs or the presence or absence of CAUTI. Fluid intake self-efficacy was positively related to fluid intake self-management, and fluid intake self-management predicted less frequency of catheter blockage, but neither fluid intake self-efficacy nor fluid intake self-management predicted the presence or absence of blockage.Further research is needed to better understand determinants of CAUTI in long-term catheter users and factors which might influence or prevent its occurrence. Increased confidence (self-efficacy) and self-management behaviors to promote fluid intake could be of value to long-term urinary catheter users to decrease catheter blockage.

SUBMITTER: Wilde MH

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4780355 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Testing a Model of Self-Management of Fluid Intake in Community-Residing Long-term Indwelling Urinary Catheter Users.

Wilde Mary H MH Crean Hugh F HF McMahon James M JM McDonald Margaret V MV Tang Wan W Brasch Judith J Fairbanks Eileen E Shah Shivani S Zhang Feng F

Nursing research 20160301 2

<h4>Background</h4>Urinary tract infection and blockage are serious and recurrent challenges for people with long-term indwelling catheters, and these catheter problems cause worry and anxiety when they disrupt normal daily activities.<h4>Objective</h4>The goal was to determine whether urinary catheter-related self-management behaviors focusing on fluid intake would mediate fluid intake-related self-efficacy toward decreasing catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) and/or catheter bl ...[more]

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Project description:ObjectivesTo 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.DesignQualitative study with semi-structured interviews. The transcribed text was analysed thematically.Setting12 general practitioner (GP) surgeries in Hampshire and Dorset, UK.ParticipantsA 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.ResultsParticipants 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 Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) symptom set. IC users had difficulty distinguishing possible UTI symptoms from those of their comorbidities. They expressed uncertainty about the cause of UTI, often attributing it to poor hygiene and lifestyle behaviours. Whereas some viewed UTI as an expected consequence of IC use that could be self-managed, others felt more concerned and were more reliant on their GP for support. A range of management strategies was described, including drinking more fluids, increased attention to personal hygiene and self-medicating with antibiotics.ConclusionsThere is uncertainty among IC users about UTI signs and symptoms and when to seek help. Individual accounts of UTI fitted generally within the modified NIDRR descriptors but adopted less technical and more 'lay' language. IC users' descriptions of UTI signs and symptoms can lack precision, owing partly to the presence of underlying health conditions. This, together with differing levels of concern about the need to seek help and self-medication with antibiotics, presents challenges for the GP. This study provides the basis for developing a self-help tool which may aid identification of UTI and enhance communication with healthcare professionals.

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Testing a Model of Self-Management of Fluid Intake in Community-Residing Long-term Indwelling Urinary Catheter Users.

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Testing a Model of Self-Management of Fluid Intake in Community-Residing Long-term Indwelling Urinary Catheter Users.

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