Factors associated with long-term urinary catheterisation and its impact on urinary tract infection among older people in the community: a population-based observational study in a city in Japan

• Masao Iwagami,
• Shota Hamada,
• Katsuya Iijima,
• Motohiko Adomi,
• Satoru Yoshie,
• Tatsuro Ishizaki

Affiliations

Masao Iwagami

Department of Health Services Research, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

Shota Hamada

Research Department, Institute for Health Economics and Policy, Association for Health Economics Research and Social Insurance and Welfare, Tokyo, Japan

Katsuya Iijima

Institute of Gerontology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Motohiko Adomi

1 School of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Satoru Yoshie

3 Health Services Research and Development Center, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Tatsuro Ishizaki

8 Human Care Research Team, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Gerontology, Tokyo, Japan