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An intervention to teach self‐monitoring of urine flow in long‐term catheter users
Author(s) -
Wilde Mary H.,
Brasch Judith
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
international journal of urological nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 1749-771X
pISSN - 1749-7701
DOI - 10.1111/j.1749-771x.2008.00053.x
Subject(s) - medicine , intervention (counseling) , notice , catheter , urinary catheter , self management , term (time) , self monitoring , intensive care medicine , medical education , nursing , surgery , computer science , psychology , artificial intelligence , social psychology , law , physics , quantum mechanics , political science
A new intervention was tested to teach self‐monitoring skills to long‐term urinary catheter users. This intervention is described in detail. Self‐monitoring (a component of self‐management) involves awareness of what to notice, observations, and simple recordings related to urine flow and associated catheter problems. Self‐management strategies were provided, based on the person’s initial self‐monitoring and catheter‐related problems. The intervention was judged feasible. Study participants responded favorably to the intervention and seemed interested in learning more about catheter self‐management.