Social Determinants of Health in the lives of urinary catheter users

• Autor(a) principal: Jorge,Beatriz Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2018
• Outros Autores: Fumincelli,Laís, Souza-Junior,Valtuir Duarte de, Almeida,Rodrigo Guimarães dos Santos, Mazzo,Alessandra, Ventura,Carla Aparecida Arena, Mendes,Isabel Amélia Costa
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem (Online)
• Texto Completo: http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-71672018000401928
• topic: Social Determinants of Health; Right to Health; Social Conditions; Intermittent Urethral Catheterization; Neurogenic Urinary Bladder

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 catheters. The study was carried out between March 2012 and October 2015, using interviews based on semi-structured instruments, and data analysis using descriptive statistics. Results: Most of the patients were men, between 16 and 64 years old, single, with an elementary education level, and a monthly household income of 2 to 3 minimum wages. The results show that the social determinants of health were related to socioeconomic, demographic, and health factors. Conclusion: The findings indicate a complex relationship between social determinants of health and the life conditions of patients who use clean intermittent urinary catheters, presenting greater vulnerability related to some aspects of health conditions.