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What is Urinary Catheter?

A urinary catheter is a tube used to drain urine. The type of catheter used depends on the patient's needs. It can be inserted through the urethera into the bladder or inserted directly into the bladder. External condom catheters are another option for male patients.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 28 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Other 19 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Neurogenic Bladder 10 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Improve mobility 8 0
Intermittent urinary incontinence 6 1 Efficacy_cant_tell
General health 6 1 Efficacy_none

See all 85 patients currently using Urinary Catheter

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 3
Moderate
 4
Mild
 3
None
 9

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Urinary Catheter

Hospitalization 6
UTI symptoms 3
Rash or skin problems 1
Discomfort 1
Pain 1
Sore skin 1
See all 10 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4   Doctor's advice: 31%
Other 4   Other: 31%
Did not seem to work 3   Did not seem to work: 23%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 15%
Course of treatment ended 2   Course of treatment ended: 15%

See all 12 patients who’ve stopped using Urinary Catheter

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Urinary Catheter

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
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How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Urinary Catheter

Always
 13 68%
Usually
 5 26%
Sometimes
 1 5%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Urinary Catheter

Very
 4 21%
Somewhat
 5 26%
A little
 3 16%
Not at all
 7 37%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Urinary Catheter

$200+
 2 18%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 3 27%
< $25
 6 55%

Report created on May 27, 2012.