Intermittent catheterisation for individuals with disability related to spinal cord injury in Tanzania.

Autor:	Nade ES; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania., Andriessen MVE; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. m.v.e.andriessen@students.uu.nl., Rimoy F; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania., Maendeleo M; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania., Saria V; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania., Moshi HI; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania., Dekker MCJ; Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit (ORU), KCMC, PO Box 3010, Moshi, Kilimanjaro, Tanzania.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Spinal cord series and cases [Spinal Cord Ser Cases] 2020 Jul 27; Vol. 6 (1), pp. 66. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Jul 27.
DOI:	10.1038/s41394-020-0316-3
Abstrakt:	Study Design: Cross-sectional pilot study on spinal cord injury (SCI) among in- and outpatients. Objectives: To evaluate the challenges faced by individuals with SCI during Clean Intermittent Catheterisation (CIC). Setting: Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center (KCMC), a tertiary referral hospital in Moshi, Tanzania. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to individuals with SCI who were either admitted to the Orthopedic Rehabilitation Unit or attended the Outpatient clinic between January and April 2018. Inpatients were less than 1 year post-injury and outpatients were one to 3 years post-injury. Results: In total, 48 individuals responded: 28 outpatients and 20 inpatients. Among the inpatient group, 80% were performing CIC as compared with 25% of outpatient group. Of the entire cohort, 35.4% reported doing well without catheter-based management. Failure to perform CIC was present in 16.7% of all individuals. CIC-equipment was unavailable in local villages for 58.3% of all patients. The most frequent complications of CIC were urinary tract infections (20.8%) and mild bleeding (14.6%). The majority of individuals (79.2%) reported satisfaction with their situation, regardless of the severity. Conclusions: Some individuals performed CIC upon discharge, but the majority discontinued use, for which unavailability of CIC-equipment was a major determinant. While all individuals reported concerns prior to CIC, only a small minority actually experienced anxiety, pain or shame. Through targeted counselling and enhanced regular follow-up we will likely improve compliance to CIC. Sponsorship: We are grateful to the International Network of SCI Nurses in collaboration with Wellspect Health Care for funding this study.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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