Self Catheterization Treatment Report

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See also: Urinary Catheter

What is Self Catheterization?

An example of Self Catheterization

Intermittent self catheterization is the temporary placement of a catheter (tube) to remove urine from the body. This is done by placing the catheter through the urethra (the tube that leads from the bladder to the outside opening) to empty the bladder.

Reported Purpose & Perceived Effectiveness

Reasons and Perceived effectiveness
Perceived Effectiveness
Purpose # of patients # of patients with evaluations
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Bladder problems 54 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Urinary retention 28 8 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Neurogenic bladder 23 7 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
MS (Multiple Sclerosis) 3 0
General health 2 0
Urinary urgency 2 0

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 1
Moderate
 3
Mild
 8
None
 10

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Self Catheterization

Blood in urine (hematuria) 3
Increaded risk of UTI 3
Urethral discomfort 2
Discomfort 2
UTI symptoms 2
Burning sensation in skin 1
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Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Self Catheterization

Always
 14 64%
Usually
 6 27%
Sometimes
 2 9%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Self Catheterization

Very
 1 5%
Somewhat
 10 45%
A little
 9 41%
Not at all
 2 9%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Self Catheterization

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 2 10%
$50-99
 1 5%
$25-49
 3 15%
< $25
 14 70%

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5 patient evaluations for Self Catheterization

  • iidert
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 2 stars
    MS: 17 yrs
    Type: Secondary Progressive
    Relapse: Severe
    Sensation: Severe
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: moderate
    Walking: severe
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  • by iidert
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Purpose: Urinary retention (Started Jul 01, 2011)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Apr 12, 2013 Daily Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_efficacy_3Led_defaultModerate ModerateModerateModerateModerateModerate AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways SomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhatSomewhat
Date
Apr 12, 2013
Advice & Tips
Always use instillagel
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  • gkygrl
    Sex: F
    Data Quality: 3 stars
    MS: 22 yrs
    Type: Relapsing-Remitting
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Moderate
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: mild
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
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  • by gkygrl
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Purpose: Neurogenic bladder (Started Aug 22, 2002)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Oct 21, 2010 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Dec 06, 2008 Daily Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways A littleA littleA littleA littleA little
Date
Oct 21, 2010
Advice & Tips
I catheterize 7 times a day. It has changed my life. Along with Botox treatment to denervate the bladder it has changed my life and made it easier.
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Dec 06, 2008
Advice & Tips
SIC (self-intermittent catheterization) is really no big deal at all. I perchance you receive Medicare, there is a new ruling that states that we who SIC are entitles to a new catheter each time. Woo Hoo. I just received approval for this and was really happy about it. This takes the out of pocket cost away for me. If you have Medicare, Google Medicare and Intermittent catheters.
Cost
< $25 monthly
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  • pc4069
    Sex: M
    Data Quality: 1 star
    NMO : 9 yrs
    Type: Relapsing NMO
    Left Eye : none
    Right Eye : moderate
    Sensation : severe
    Overall : mild
    Swallowing : none
    Arms : none
    Legs : moderate
    Bladder/Bowel : moderate
    Spinal Cord : mild
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  • by pc4069
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Purpose: Bladder problems (Started Sep 25, 2006)
Date Dosage Perceived effectiveness Side Effects Adherence Burden
Jan 30, 2010 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Oct 08, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major MildMildMildMildMild AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Jan 05, 2009 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Aug 25, 2008 All the time (24/7) Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Led_efficacy_4Major NoneNoneNoneNoneNone AlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlwaysAlways VeryVeryVeryVeryVery
Side effects:
Increaded risk of UTI, Blood in urine (hematuria)
Date
Jan 05, 2009
Advice & Tips
keep catherter very clean to avoid uti
Cost
< $25 monthly
Date
Aug 25, 2008
Advice & Tips
make sure to keep cath very clean this is very important!
Cost
< $25 monthly
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