Overall

Germany

UK

1. Sex

82

51

31

 

Male %

62

73

45

 

Female %

38

27

55

 

 

 

 

2. Average Age (in years)

41.9

37

49.8

 

 

 

 

3. Profession

82

51

31

 

Self-Employed %

9

12

3

 

Employed %

51

53

48

 

Senior Citizen %

26

20

35

 

Pupil/Student %

7

10

3

 

Apprentice %

0

0

0

 

Others %

7

6

10

 

 

 

 

4. Reasons for Catheterisation

81

50

31

 

Spinal Cord Injuries %

20

20

19

 

Multiple Sclerosis %

9

4

16

 

Spina Bifida

7

8

6

 

Parkinson

0

0

0

 

Benign Prostatic Hyperphasia %

1

2

0

 

Diabetes %

1

2

0

 

Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction %

30

42

10

 

Not Known

11

10

13

 

Others %

21

12

35

 

 

 

 

5. ISC Training

52

32

20

 

Hosp. Nurse/Doctor %

50

37

68

 

Rehab Nurse/Doctor %

10

10

9

 

GP Nurse/Doctor %

13

23

0

 

Nurse at Home %

17

20

14

 

Learning by doing %

10

10

9

 

 

 

 

6. Most Common Brands

51

31

20

 

Coloplast %

57

65

35

 

Astra Tech %

25

23

30

 

Hollister %

10

6

15

 

Others %

8

6

10

 

 

 

 

7. Usage of More than one Brand

50

31

19

 

Percentage

20

26

11

 

 

 

 

8. Number of catheterisations

49

29

20

 

Per patient per day

4.9

4.2

6

 

 

 

 

9. Frequency of Change

47

27

20

 

None in last 2 years %

57

59

55

 

Within last 6 months %

19

22

15

 

Within the last year %

34

37

30

 

Within last 2 years %

43

41

45

 

 

 

 

10. Reason for a Change

39

24

15

 

Product dissatisfaction

28

25

33

 

Info from manufacturer

10

13

7

 

Info from Nurses %

23

21

27

 

Info from Pharmacy %

0

0

0

 

Info from Patient Gp %

0

0

0

 

Health Ins. Limitation %

15

21

7

 

Others %

3

4

0

 

 

 

 

11. Source of Catheter

54

32

22

 

Pharmacy %

39

44

32

 

Homecare %

22

16

32

 

Bandagist %

13

22

0

 

from Manufacturer %

19

13

27

 

Hospitals %

2

0

5

 

Others

6

6

5