title: Intermittent urethral catheterization-descriptive study at a Brazilian service.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The rehabilitation process of patients with neurogenic bladder involves psychosocial, cultural, political and economic human factors, representing a challenge for patients/caregivers as well as health professionals. This study was aimed at characterizing patients with neurogenic bladder who use intermittent urethral catheterization and were going through rehabilitation at a teaching hospital.
  
  
  METHODS
  This descriptive study was undertaken in the interior of São Paulo State-Brazil. All ethical guidelines were complied with. To collect the data, interviews were held during nursing consultations with patients more than 18years of age suffering from neurogenic bladder who used intermittent urethral catheterization.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most patients had spinal cord trauma, are single, male and gain a low income. They have been using catheterization for several years, at irregular frequencies, using polyethylene catheters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  No standardization exists in the accomplishment of the practices used and strategies are needed to remodel the service.
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of nursing-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Campus Universitário - Bairro Monte Alegre Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil CEP: 14040-902. Electronic address: amazzo@eerp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mazzo
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of nursing-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Campus Universitário - Bairro Monte Alegre Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil CEP: 14040-902. Electronic address: valtuirduarte@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Valtuir D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Souza-Junior
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of nursing-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Campus Universitário - Bairro Monte Alegre Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil CEP: 14040-902. Electronic address: beatrizjorge@usp.br.
authors.forename: Beatriz M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of nursing-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Campus Universitário - Bairro Monte Alegre Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil CEP: 14040-902. Electronic address: aline29nassiff@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Aline
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassif
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto - SP, CEP: 14040900. Electronic address: cbaccarin@hcrp.usp.br.
authors.forename: Cintia F B
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Biaziolo
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto - SP, CEP: 14040900. Electronic address: marcelo.cassini@globo.com.
authors.forename: Marcelo F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cassini
authors.affiliation: Hospital das Clínicas,University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto Medical School, São Paulo-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900, Monte Alegre, Ribeirão Preto - SP, CEP: 14040900. Electronic address: ra.cris24@yahoo.com.br.
authors.forename: Raquel C R
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.affiliation: University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto College of nursing-Brazil, Av. Bandeirantes, 3900 Campus Universitário - Bairro Monte Alegre Ribeirão Preto - SP - Brazil CEP: 14040-902. Electronic address: iamendes@usp.br.
authors.forename: Isabel Amélia Costa
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Mendes
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014521:Urethra; D001750:Urinary Bladder, Neurogenic / Q000534:rehabilitation / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization
keywords: Health education; Intermittent urethral catheterization; Nursing; Rehabilitation; Urinary bladder neurogenic dysfunction