Does Urinary Catheterization Affect the Quality of Death in Patients with Advanced Cancer? A Secondary Analysis of a Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study

• Published in: Journal of palliative medicine Vol. 25; no. 2; p. 205
• Main Authors: Higashibata, Takahiro, Hamano, Jun, Hisanaga, Takayuki, Hagiwara, Shingo, Shimokawa, Miho, Yabuki, Ritsuko, Yokomichi, Naosuke, Shimoinaba, Junichi, Kamura, Rena, Baba, Mika, Funaki, Hiromi, Mori, Masanori, Morita, Tatsuya, Tsuneto, Satoru, Kizawa, Yoshiyuki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Neoplasms; Palliative Care; Prospective Studies; Urinary Catheterization; urinary catheters; death; neoplasms; palliative care; urinary incontinence

Patients with life-limiting illnesses frequently experience urinary difficulties, and urinary catheterization is one of the interventions for managing them. However, evidence supporting the effects of urinary catheters on the quality of death (QoD) is lacking in this population. To investigate wheth...