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Vesicostomy button: how is it placed, in whom, and how is quality of life affected?

Int. braz. j. urol; 45 (4), 2019
ABSTRACT Purpose The vesicostomy button has been shown to be a safe and effective bladder management strategy for short- or medium-term use when CIC cannot be instituted. This study reports our use with the vesicostomy button, highlighting the pros and cons of its use and complications. We then compare...

Social Determinants of Health in the lives of urinary catheter users

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the influence of social determinants of health on the life conditions of patients who use intermittent urinary catheters. Method: This was a descriptive study conducted in a rehabilitation center with 243 neurogenic bladder patients who used clear intermittent urinary ca...

Validation of self - confidence scale for clean urinary intermittent self - catheterization for patients and health - caregivers

Int. braz. j. urol; 43 (3), 2017
ABSTRACT Objective To validate a measurement instrument for clean intermittent self-catheterization for patients and health-caregivers. Material and Methods Methodological study of instrument validation performed at a Rehabilitation Center in a University hospital for patients submitted to clean inte...