Incidence, severity, help seeking, and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection : a population-based survey
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BACKGROUND: Limited knowledge of the population incidence and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) limits information provision and interventions to enhance care in the community.
AIM: To describe incidence and severity, help seeking, and management of UTI from a population perspective.
DESIGN AND SETTING: Household survey in England in 2014.
METHOD: In total, a random sample of 2424 females aged ≥16 years were interviewed in their own homes using computer-assisted interviewing about their UTI symptoms, help seeking, and management. Data were weighted by sex, age, ethnicity, working status, social grade, and housing tenure, and Government Office Region to be broadly representative of the general population.
RESULTS: Of the females interviewed, 892 (37%) reported having had at least one UTI in their lifetime (29% had more than one episode). In the past year, 11% of all females reported a UTI and 3% recurrent UTI (≥3 or more). Of those who had ever had a UTI, 48% rated their last UTI as fairly or very severe. In total, 95% consulted a health professional; 65% at their local GP practice during routine consulting hours. Out-of-hours consulting was uncommon but more prevalent in younger females. Of those contacting a health professional, 76% had a urine test, 74% were prescribed an antibiotic, but only 63% of these reported taking the antibiotic. Delayed antibiotic prescribing was rare.
CONCLUSION: UTI symptoms are common; most females consult in general practice, and are prescribed antibiotics, but one-third report not taking the antibiotics as prescribed. Benefit and harms in those taking, and not taking, antibiotics need to be better understood in order to improve help seeking, management, and adherence. Urine tests and antibiotics could be reduced by basing empirical antibiotics on symptoms, and increasing use of back-up prescriptions.
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2015 |
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2015 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65 |
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The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners - 65(2015), 639 vom: 20. Okt., Seite e702-7 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
Butler, Chris C [VerfasserIn] |
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Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary |
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Date Completed 28.12.2016 Date Revised 08.04.2022 published: Print Citation Status MEDLINE |
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10.3399/bjgp15X686965 |
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| 520 | |a BACKGROUND: Limited knowledge of the population incidence and management of uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) limits information provision and interventions to enhance care in the community | ||
| 520 | |a AIM: To describe incidence and severity, help seeking, and management of UTI from a population perspective | ||
| 520 | |a DESIGN AND SETTING: Household survey in England in 2014 | ||
| 520 | |a METHOD: In total, a random sample of 2424 females aged ≥16 years were interviewed in their own homes using computer-assisted interviewing about their UTI symptoms, help seeking, and management. Data were weighted by sex, age, ethnicity, working status, social grade, and housing tenure, and Government Office Region to be broadly representative of the general population | ||
| 520 | |a RESULTS: Of the females interviewed, 892 (37%) reported having had at least one UTI in their lifetime (29% had more than one episode). In the past year, 11% of all females reported a UTI and 3% recurrent UTI (≥3 or more). Of those who had ever had a UTI, 48% rated their last UTI as fairly or very severe. In total, 95% consulted a health professional; 65% at their local GP practice during routine consulting hours. Out-of-hours consulting was uncommon but more prevalent in younger females. Of those contacting a health professional, 76% had a urine test, 74% were prescribed an antibiotic, but only 63% of these reported taking the antibiotic. Delayed antibiotic prescribing was rare | ||
| 520 | |a CONCLUSION: UTI symptoms are common; most females consult in general practice, and are prescribed antibiotics, but one-third report not taking the antibiotics as prescribed. Benefit and harms in those taking, and not taking, antibiotics need to be better understood in order to improve help seeking, management, and adherence. Urine tests and antibiotics could be reduced by basing empirical antibiotics on symptoms, and increasing use of back-up prescriptions | ||
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