Intermittent Urinary Catheters Expert Commentaries

Intermittent Catheterization with Single- or Multiple-Reuse Catheters: Clinical Study on Safety and Impact on Quality of Life - Beyond the Abstract

This was a prospective, multi-center, international (U.S> & Australia) observational real-life safety and satisfaction study of switching patients from reusing urethral catheters for multiple self-catheterizations to using a single hydrophilic catheter (HC). The validated Intermittent Self-Catheterization Questionnaire (ISC-Q) was used to study patient satisfaction and health-related quality of life (QoL). the Intermittent Self-Catheterization Questionnaire (ISC-Q) is a 24 item, validated questionnaire with four categories: ease of use, convenience, discreetness, and psychological well-being, assessing patient satisfaction with ISC.