Back to Search
Start Over
Assessment and treatment of recurrent urinary tract infections in women: development of a questionnaire based on a qualitative study of patient expectations in secondary care
- Source :
- BMC Urology, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2020), Urology, 20(1), 1-6. ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, BMC Urology
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2020.
-
Abstract
- Background To develop a questionnaire to facilitate the inventorying of women’s expectations for the assessment and treatment of recurrent urinary tract infection (UTI) in secondary care. Methods Semi-structured interviews were conducted among women with recurrent UTI referred to our urology department. The interviews were conducted by one interviewer, recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed thematically by two researchers. We first developed 35 questions to identify potential themes, and we then tested them among women with and without recurrent UTI. Changes were made according to the feedback received. Results Six interviews were conducted before saturation was reached. Thematic analysis identified three themes: patient pathway, personal knowledge, and social implications. All respondents had received multiple antibiotic courses but no prophylactic antibiotic therapy, and although all were aware of some preventive measures, they wanted more information about their disease. However, some women were afraid to access information for fear of what they might learn. Recurrent UTI also significantly affected the daily lives all respondents. Some women expressed fears over frequent antibiotic use, and others felt that there must be something wrong with their body to have so many UTIs. Women expected the urologist to provide an explanation and to start adequate therapy for their recurrent UTI. We created a 32-item questionnaire based on these themes Conclusion This study not only developed a questionnaire for use when assessing patient expectations of recurrent UTI management in secondary care but also provided novel insights into the thoughts, opinions, and expectations of women who are referred.
- Subjects :
- Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Interview
Urology
Urinary system
030232 urology & nephrology
Disease
urologic and male genital diseases
lcsh:RC870-923
Secondary Care
Patient pathway
Interviews as Topic
Secondary care
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Recurrence
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Personal knowledge base
Qualitative Research
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Motivation
business.industry
Questionnaire
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Urinary tract infections
lcsh:Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Reproductive Medicine
Family medicine
Female
Self Report
Thematic analysis
business
Qualitative research
Research Article
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14712490 and 00904295
- Volume :
- 20
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- BMC Urology
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....0461df54710a1ca01d92b182b2a2f094