Table 3.
Percentage of appropriate catheterisation before and after intervention
| Time (months) | Appropriate catheter use n (%) |
Unnecessary catheter use n (%) | ||
| Baseline | −1 | 12 (69) | 5 (31) | |
| 0 | 13 (59) | 9 (41) | ||
| Total | 25 (64) | 14 (36) | ||
| Stage 1 | 1 | 13 (81) | 3 (19) | |
| 2 | 13 (68) | 6 (32) | ||
| 3 | 9 (64) | 5 (36) | ||
| 4 | 11 (65) | 6 (35) | ||
| 5 | 7 (88) | 1 (12) | ||
| 6 | 11 (69) | 5 (31) | ||
| Total | 64 (72.5) | 26 (27.5) | P value 0.429 | |
| Stage 2 | 7 | 16 (76) | 5 (24) | |
| 8 | 20 (87) | 3 (13) | ||
| 9 | 16 (94) | 1 (6) | ||
| 10 | 31 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| 11 | 25 (100) | 0 (0) | ||
| 12 | 24 (96) | 1 (4) | ||
| Total | 132 (92.2) | 10 (7.8) | P value <0.001 |
Zero months indicates pre-intervention measurements. Consistent use of interventions that target at least four key behaviours has led to significant improvement in appropriate urinary catheter use.