TY - JOUR
T1 - Retrospective Cohort Study of Patient-Reported Urinary Tract Infection Signs and Symptoms Among Individuals With Neurogenic Bladder
AU - Wirth, Marissa
AU - Suda, Katie J.
AU - Burns, Stephen P.
AU - Weaver, Frances M.
AU - Collins, Eileen
AU - Safdar, Nasia
AU - Kartje, Rebecca
AU - Evans, Charlesnika T.
AU - Fitzpatrick, Margaret A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration, Office of Research and Development, Health Services Research and Development (IIR 16-028 to CTE), Rehabilitation Research and Development Career Development Award (B2826-W to MAF), and Research Career Scientist (RCS 20-192 to CTE).
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PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - Objective The aim of the study is to characterize patient-reported signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder to inform development of an intervention to improve the accuracy of urinary tract infection diagnosis. Design This is a retrospective cohort study of adults with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury/disorder, multiple sclerosis, and/or Parkinson disease and urinary tract infection encounters at four medical centers between 2017 and 2018. Data were collected through medical record review and analyzed using descriptive statistics and unadjusted logistic regression. Results Of 199 patients with neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infections, 37% were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, 36% spinal cord injury/disorder, and 27% Parkinson disease. Most patients were men (88%) in inpatient or long-term care settings (60%) with bladder catheters (67%). Fever was the most frequent symptom (32%). Only 38% of patients had a urinary tract-specific symptom; 48% had only nonspecific to the urinary tract symptoms. Inpatient encounter setting (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-5.2) was associated with greater odds of only having nonspecific urinary tract symptoms. Conclusions In patients with neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infection encounters, nonspecific signs and symptoms are most frequently reported. These results can inform interventions to help providers better elicit and document urinary tract-specific symptoms in patients with neurogenic bladder presenting with possible urinary tract infection, particularly among hospitalized patients. To Claim CME Credits Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME CME Objectives Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Describe patient-reported signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults with neurogenic bladder (NB) due to spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D), multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson disease (PD); (2) Differentiate urinary tract specific symptoms and nonspecific symptoms reported by adults with NB for suspected UTI and recognize how this may impact UTI diagnosis in this population; and (3) Recognize differences in UTI signs and symptoms reported by patients with NB based on patient and encounter characteristics. Level Advanced Accreditation The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AB - Objective The aim of the study is to characterize patient-reported signs and symptoms of urinary tract infections in patients with neurogenic bladder to inform development of an intervention to improve the accuracy of urinary tract infection diagnosis. Design This is a retrospective cohort study of adults with neurogenic bladder due to spinal cord injury/disorder, multiple sclerosis, and/or Parkinson disease and urinary tract infection encounters at four medical centers between 2017 and 2018. Data were collected through medical record review and analyzed using descriptive statistics and unadjusted logistic regression. Results Of 199 patients with neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infections, 37% were diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, 36% spinal cord injury/disorder, and 27% Parkinson disease. Most patients were men (88%) in inpatient or long-term care settings (60%) with bladder catheters (67%). Fever was the most frequent symptom (32%). Only 38% of patients had a urinary tract-specific symptom; 48% had only nonspecific to the urinary tract symptoms. Inpatient encounter setting (odds ratio, 2.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-5.2) was associated with greater odds of only having nonspecific urinary tract symptoms. Conclusions In patients with neurogenic bladder and urinary tract infection encounters, nonspecific signs and symptoms are most frequently reported. These results can inform interventions to help providers better elicit and document urinary tract-specific symptoms in patients with neurogenic bladder presenting with possible urinary tract infection, particularly among hospitalized patients. To Claim CME Credits Complete the self-assessment activity and evaluation online at http://www.physiatry.org/JournalCME CME Objectives Upon completion of this article, the reader should be able to: (1) Describe patient-reported signs and symptoms of urinary tract infection (UTI) in adults with neurogenic bladder (NB) due to spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D), multiple sclerosis (MS), and Parkinson disease (PD); (2) Differentiate urinary tract specific symptoms and nonspecific symptoms reported by adults with NB for suspected UTI and recognize how this may impact UTI diagnosis in this population; and (3) Recognize differences in UTI signs and symptoms reported by patients with NB based on patient and encounter characteristics. Level Advanced Accreditation The Association of Academic Physiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Association of Academic Physiatrists designates this Journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
KW - Bladder
KW - Neurologic Disorders
KW - Urologic Diseases
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U2 - 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002204
DO - 10.1097/PHM.0000000000002204
M3 - Article
C2 - 36927768
AN - SCOPUS:85165520490
SN - 0894-9115
VL - 102
SP - 663
EP - 669
JO - American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
JF - American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
IS - 8
ER -