Identifying The Difficulties in Collecting Urine Samples from Children by Using a Urine Bag

Aim: The study aimed to identify the difficulties in collecting urine samples from children by using a urine bag.

Material and Methods: Data for this descriptive study were collected in 2019. The study population consists of parents who had previous

experience in collecting urine samples from their children using a urine bag. Data was collected using the Sociodemographic Characteristics of

the Parents Form and the Difficulties Experienced in Collecting a Urine Sample by Using a Urine Bag Form. The latter consists of 18 questions in

total. Parents were asked to answer each question either “Yes” or “No”. The sample of the research consists of 1915 parents. Data were evaluated

in percentages.

Results and Discussion: It was found that 77.9% of the parents had difficulty in collecting urine samples from their daughters. Parents

stated that they faced several issues such as feeling stressed (95.7%), not being able to easily place the urine bag (86.3%), the bag’s slipping from

its position (94.7%), the bag’s adhesive tapes’ coming off (71.2%), the child being uneasy (89.6%), frequently checking whether the bag is full

(94.7%), stool contamination in the urine bag (51.9%), irritation in the child’s vulva (61%), difficulty in pouring the collected urine into the urine

container (70.5%), urine collection taking a long time (98.6%), and inability to collect urine in the bag (95.1%). It was found that 95.7% of the

parents used more than one bag, 62% used more than one diaper, and 23.6% gave antibiotics to their children without collecting a urine sample

due to these difficulties. Regular follow-up is also required to evaluate the effectiveness of support provided to parents who have difficulty in

collecting urine samples. Identifying these difficulties can also contribute to eliminating such problems that may be experienced by parents later.

Conclusions: The parents had great difficulty in collecting urine samples from their children using a urine bag. Due to these difficulties, it is

recommended to develop a new product that will eliminate such problems.

Keywords: Urine bag; Difficulty in collecting a urine sample; Urine drainage bag