title: [The anxiety and types of problems encountered by homecare patients during an intermittent self-catheterization].
abstract: The aim of this study was to clarify why a homecare patient had an anxiety and the type of difficulties while having an intermittent self-catheterization at home. We used a questionnaire survey to conduct an oral interview for 25 homecare patients, who regularly had an intermittent self-catheterization. The survey results were codified into single phrase units of meaning, and then separated into categories. The results revealed that 70 to 80% of patients who had an intermittent self catheterization in their own homes experienced an anxiety and encountered difficulties during the process. The findings emphasized the importance of providing a sort of support for homecare patients when they have an intermittent self-catheterization for the first time, as well as the importance of providing continued support until the patients are comfortable with the procedure. For a future support, these patients' anxiety need to be reduced and difficulties related to an intermittent self catheterization resolved during an outpatient visit.
authors.affiliation: Nursing Dept, Kanazawa Medical University.
authors.forename: Kazuyo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kyuji
authors.forename: Shuko
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Manabu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moriyama
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimasaki
authors.forename: Tsugiyasu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.forename: Yumiko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kohno
mesh_terms: D001007:Anxiety; D005260:Female; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000523:psychology