Purpose of the study
1.- Hospitalization following infections of urinary tract is a burden to the care givers and elderly patients.
2.- It has implications on cost to the care givers and also to the welfare of the patients.
3.- This study will be committed towards identifying whether patients follow guidelines towards sustaining improvements.
4.- Central goal of this research study is to increase awareness and improving education on elderly patients with urinary tract infections on observing measures and thus reduce subsequent hospitalizations.
5.- This can be achieved through giving a concise account of guidelines pack in an attempt to reduce cases of new infection.
Objectives of the study
To identify the effectiveness of education given to caregivers of UTI patients and how well the knowledge will help in reducing the rate of recurrence of an infection.
To determine the accuracy, effectiveness and definitive knowledge to be given to caregivers in order to enlighten their patients.
Research Questions and Hypothesis
a) Does failure to follow education measures given to UTI patients in LTC lead to recurrence cases of UTI?
b) Does improvement in the knowledge to care givers and patients with UTI have an effect in the rate of hospitalization as a result of recurrence of an infection?