Publications by authors named "Irene Webber"
Aim: This paper is a report of a study to explore the experiences of learning to carry out clean intermittent self-catheterization and user views of service provision.
Background: This treatment imposes a variety of challenges to users, both physical and emotional. Safety, infection rates and complications have been investigated, but the practicalities of learning and performing self-catheterization have not been addressed.
Aim: This paper is a report of a study to describe the experience of people carrying out clean intermittent self-catheterization and the impact on their quality of life.
Background: Clean intermittent self-catheterization is a recommended treatment for people experiencing urinary voiding difficulties. The majority of the literature to date has focused on biomedical issues such as complication rates and use of different catheters.