Table 2.
Catheter information
| Catheter information | Intake | 3 Month | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N= 29 | % | N= 23 | % | |
| Other Bladder Management Methods | ||||
| Indwelling | 9 | 31 | Asked at baseline only | |
| Suprapubic | 2 | 7 | ||
| Condom | 6 | 21 | ||
| Absorbent products | 11 | 38 | ||
| Crede | 3 | 10 | ||
| No Other Method Used | 8 | 28 | ||
| Frequency of Catheterizing Per Day (Average was used if a range was given) | ||||
| 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 |
| 4-6 | 20 | 71 | 17 | 77 |
| 7-9 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 18 |
| Hours Between Catheterizing (Average was used if a range was given) | ||||
| 2-3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
| 4-6 | 22 | 76 | 13 | 59 |
| 12 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 5 |
| Varies | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| Typical Catheterizing Output (Average was used if a range was given) | ||||
| <100 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 100-399 | 13 | 45 | 10 | 46 |
| >400 and greater | 9 | 31 | 8 | 36 |
| Don’t Know | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 |
| Missing | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mean | 323.4 | 355 | ||
| Median | 325 | 350 | ||
| SD | 147.94 | 145.86 | ||
| Range | 30-650 | 80-700 | ||
| Type of Catheter | ||||
| Plastic Not Coated | 10 | 35 | 9 | 41 |
| Hydrophilic | 5 | 17 | 4 | 18 |
| Silicone | 3 | 10 | 7 | 32 |
| Latex | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 7 | 24 | 2 | 9 |
| Frequency of urine leakage | ||||
| Daily | 3 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| Several times a week | 7 | 28 | 2 | 12 |
| At least once a week | 5 | 20 | 4 | 24 |
| Several times a month | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| At least once a month | 3 | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| Once every two months | 3 | 12 | 4 | 24 |
| How Much a Problem is Leakage | ||||
| Not much | 10 | 35 | 11 | 65 |
| Moderate | 14 | 48 | 6 | 35 |
| Large | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |