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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.

Reasons used & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons used
# of patients Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell 		# of patients evaluated by
Bladder problems 23 2
Other 6 1
Incontinence 1 0
Balance problems 1 0
disease-related symptoms 1 0
Neurogenic bladder 1 0

See all 33 patients currently using Urinary Catheter

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 67%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
0 0%
None
1 33%

Most commonly reported side effects

Pain
1 50%
Urinary Tract Infection UTI
1 50%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Using (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice
2 50% Doctor's advice: 50%
Other
1 25% Other: 25%
Course of treatment ended
1 25% Course of treatment ended: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped using Urinary Catheter

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

How Long Current Patients Have Been Using Urinary Catheter

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

How Long Patients Used Before Stopping

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

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
2 67%
Usually
1 33%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
2 67%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
1 33%
Not at all
0 0%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
1 33%
< $25
1 33%

Report created on March 21, 2010.