Urinary tract infections and antimicrobial use among Finnish home care clients, April-September 2014.
The 30-day prevalence of urinary tract infection (UTI) among Finnish home care clients (N = 6,887) estimated by the Resident Assessment Instrument was 4.5%, and 5.9% of the clients received antimicrobial agents, most commonly for UTI prophylaxis. Urinary catheter and female gender were the strongest factors independently associated with antimicrobial use and UTI. The Resident Assessment Instrument provides data that could be used when training home care providers and primary health care workers in the appropriate use of antimicrobial agents and UTI prevention.
Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; European Programme for Intervention Epidemiology Training, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: parntriin@gmail.com.
Triin
T
Pärn
Department of Welfare, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Matti
M
Mäkelä
Department of Infectious Diseases, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland.
Outi
O
Lyytikäinen
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Resident assessment instrument