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What is Intermittent catheterization?
Intermittent 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
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| Purpose | # of patients | # of patients with evaluations | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell |
| Neurogenic Bladder | 13 | 2 |
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| Urinary Retention | 4 | 2 |
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| Bladder problems | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Problems concentrating | 1 | 0 | |||||
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Reported Side Effects
Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Intermittent catheterization
| Discomfort | 1 | |
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| Moderate discomfort in any therapeutic environment when making a change or when exposed to discomforting information about the way I am or have been | 1 | |
| Hospitalization | 1 |
Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
Adherence
Taking treatment as prescribed
Adherence of Intermittent catheterization
Always |
0 | 0% |
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Usually |
3 | 100% |
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Sometimes |
0 | 0% |
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Never |
0 | 0% |
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Burden
Difficulty being on treatment
Burden of Intermittent catheterization
Very |
1 | 33% |
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Somewhat |
1 | 33% |
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A little |
0 | 0% |
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Not at all |
1 | 33% |
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Cost
Paid out of pocket
Cost of Intermittent catheterization
$200+ |
1 | 33% |
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$100-199 |
0 | 0% |
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$50-99 |
0 | 0% |
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$25-49 |
0 | 0% |
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< $25 |
2 | 67% |
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