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Study To Develop Skill In Urinary Catheter Care Among Caregivers Of Neurologically Debilitated Patients

Sharma Priya, K. Bindu, Rani Ruchika, Jiwan Triza

Abstract


The study was aimed to develop skill in urinary catheter care among caregivers of neurologically debilitated patients. Pre-experimental (post-test only design) design was used on 30 caregivers of neurologically debilitated patients in Neuro wards of DMC & Hospital, Ludhiana, who were selected by using purposive sampling technique. Demonstration of urinary catheter care was given to the caregivers and reinforcement of urinary catheter care was done after each return demonstration to attain proficiency. Two post-test observations among caregivers were assessed with 24 hour interval. Tool comprised of socio-demographic profile of caregivers and clinical profile of neurologically debilitated patients and structured observational checklist to assess the skill in urinary catheter care. Data was collected by self-report, interview, and observation method. Result showed that mean score of skill in urinary catheter care of caregivers in post-test O1 was 24.53±4.67 which increased to 33.66±4.85 in post-test O2 with mean difference of 09.13 (p = 0.001). It was also found that various demographic variables like age (p = 0.012), marital status (p = 0.021), occupation (p = 0.002), previous knowledge regarding urinary catheter care (p = 0.007), and previous experience in care of patient with urinary catheter (p = 0.003) had statistically significant difference in level of skill in urinary catheter care. Conclusion: Demonstration of urinary catheter care with reinforcement was very effective in developing skill in urinary catheter care among caregivers of neurologically debilitated patients.


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