Project Title:
Understanding the adult clients' perspective of living with a urinary catheter

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Project Team
 Dr Debbie Kralik (Project Manager), Professor Tina Koch, Ann Schofield, Sue Eastwood, Lesley Seymour, Shayne Kelly, Natalie Howard

Project Dates
March 2002 to December 2003

Project Summary
This project commenced in March 2002 and aims to:

  • Reveal the clients' perspective of living in the community with a permanent indwelling urinary catheter
  • Raise awareness of the experiences of catheterised men and women
  • Inform evidence based community nursing practice

Twenty clients who have a permanent catheter have been recruited, interviewed and their data analysed.  A report is being generated.

One of the outcomes of this research will be the development of an information sheet for clients who have a permanent indwelling urinary catheter. 

Another outcome is that papers will be written for publication. 

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