Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the patients, diagnostics, and treatment information; n = 490.
| Baseline Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Women (n = 490) | 407 (83) |
| ¥ Age (n = 490) | 84.6 (8.7) |
| Dementia (n = 459) | 244 (53) |
| Recurrent UTI (n = 459) | 110 (24) |
| Antibiotic prophylaxis for UTI (n = 459) | 21 (5) |
| Consultation | |
| Type of initial consultation (n = 489) | |
| Telephone | 260 (53) |
| Face-to-face | 116 (24) |
| Email consultation | 87 (18) |
| Other | 26 (5) |
| * Presence of urinary tract symptoms (n = 490) | 194 (40) |
| Diagnostic tests (n = 490) | |
| α Dipstick | 435 (89) |
| Dipstick at NH | 275 |
| Dipstick at general practice | 259 |
| Microscopy at general practice | 31 (6) |
| β Urine culture | 406 (83) |
| Urine culture at general practice | 209 |
| Urine culture at microbiology department | 210 |
| Diagnosed with “suspected UTI” (n = 483) | 394 (82) |
| Prescribed antibiotics (n = 486) | 143 (29) |
| Hospitalized (n = 486) | 3 (1) |
¥ Mean (SD) * Dysuria, urgency, frequency, incontinence, suprapubic pain, costovertebral angle pain, fever/shaking chills. α (n = 99) NH residents, who had dipsticks performed both at the NH and at the general practice. β (n = 13) NH residents, who had a urine culture performed at the general practice and at the department of microbiology.