Evolution of Quality of Life and Treatment Adherence after One Year of Intermittent Bladder Catheterisation in Functional Urology Unit Patients.
Blanca Fernandez-Lasquetty BlancAntonio Hernández-MartínezCarlos Lorenzo GarcíaMontserrat Baixauli PuigFrancisco Estudillo GonzálezMaria Victoria Martin BermejoMaria Angustias Ortega ChecaElena Alcaraz ZomeñoArancha Torres BaceteGuillermina Ferrández FrancoBegoña Benito SantosGuadalupe Fernández LlorenteMaria Carmen Guerrero AndrádesMonica Rodríguez DiazMario Pierre Louis LautureIsabel Jiménez MayorgaRosario Serrano-AbiétarMaria Asunción Garrido MoraFrancisco Barcia BarreraGemma Asensio MaloMontserrat Morcillo MarínVicenta Lluesma MartinezMaria Luisa Valero EscribáSilvia Tendero RuizRosa Ana Romay CeaMercedes Marín ValeroJulián Javier Rodríguez AlmagroPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2023)
Patients requiring IBC exhibit good treatment adherence, with a significant proportion of them performing self-catheterisation. After one year of IBC, a significant improvement in quality of life was noted, albeit with a significant impact on their daily lives and their personal and social relationships. Patient support programmes could be implemented to improve their ability to cope with difficulties and thus enhance both their quality of life and the maintenance of their adherence.