Clean intermittent catheterization: educational booklet directed to caregivers of children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this study was to propose a systematic teaching and learning strategy for Brazilian caregivers of children with neurogenic bladder dysfunction(NBD), by using an illustrated booklet written in Portuguese.


METHODS
Descriptive study.


METHODS
Caregivers of children requiring clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) were approached when attending the pediatric urology outpatient clinic of Hospital de Base in Sao Jose do Rio Preto city, Brazil.


METHODS
After educational sessions, a supervised procedure was done, with the child's caregiver observing the technique.


RESULTS
Twenty-three caregivers of children with NBD provided feedback on a CIC teaching booklet. The children were all cared for at the pediatric urology outpatient clinic of a teaching hospital in Sao Jose do Rio Preto city, Brazil. The booklet was evaluated as "excellent" concerning organization and the quality of the illustrations by the majority of the caregivers. All caregivers stated that they had developed the ability to perform CIC successfully; 61% evaluated their learning process as "excellent," whereas 39% evaluated it as "good."


CONCLUSIONS
The booklet successfully reached the goals and now is implemented in orientations about CIC.
Martins
Gisele
G
Faculty of Medicine in Sao Jose do Rio Preto Sao Paulo(FAMERP), Brazil. martinsgise@gmail.com
Soler
Zaida A S G
ZA
Batigalia
Fernando
F
Moore
Katherine N
KN
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001938:Brazil; D017028:Caregivers / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D017053:Infection Control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010174:Pamphlets; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods*; D020377:Self Efficacy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013664:Teaching Materials / Q000592:standards*; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000379:methods* / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology