About this trial
This research will be carried out determine the effect of education given to patients after urological surgery on their attitudes and anxiety levels towards preventing catheter-related urinary tract infections.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Age 18 and over,
Male patients,
Discharged with a urinary catheter after TURP, HOLEP, Internal Urethrotomy, and Open Prostatectomy surgeries at the urology department of the University Hospital where the study will be conducted,
Possess the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills to perform self-care (no coordination problems affecting the upper extremities),
Disqualifiers
Patients who are under 18 years of age,
Female patients,
Patients who have undergone surgeries other than TUR-P, HOLEP, Internal Urethrotomy, and Open Prostatectomy,
Patients with an oncological diagnosis and ongoing care/treatment, or who have previously received oncological treatment,
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Education on Urinary Catheter Care