Abstract：
:Urinary tract infections are one of the most common hospital-acquired infections, with 70%-80% resulting from catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs). We undertook a qualitative study to assess patient perspectives of indwelling urinary catheters using a semistructured interview. We found that patient awareness and patient engagement regarding indwelling urinary catheters and their consequences could be improved in the hospital setting. Implementing educational programs incorporating patient preferences for both health care workers and patients is likely to increase the involvement of patients in decision-making regarding urinary catheters and may lead to a decline in CAUTIs.
journal_name
Am J Infect Controljournal_title
American journal of infection controlauthors
Safdar N,Codispoti N,Purvis S,Knobloch MJdoi
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2016-03-01 00:00:00pages
e23-4issue
3eissn
0196-6553issn
1527-3296pii
S0196-6553(15)01066-4journal_volume
44pub_type
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