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19–22 APRIL, 2017, BARCELONA, SPAIN
11:30–11:35
S6-3 (PP)
URO APP: A NEW HELPER FOR MANAGEMENT
AND TIMING OF CLEAN INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION
IN ADOLESCENTS
Mark KOEN
1
, Anita SILYE
1
, Simone KOGLER
1
, Bernhard HAID
2
and Josef OSWALD
1
1) Hospital of the Sisters of Charity, Department of Pedatric Urology, Linz, AUSTRIA - 2) Hospital of the Sisters
of Charity, Pediatric Urology, Linz, AUSTRIA
PURPOSE
Maintaining compliance in performing clean intermittent catheterization (CIC) can be challenging,
especially in adolescents. To use a smartphone application in order to improve on minuteness and
to motivate patients seems a logical step, as 97% of all adolescents (age 12-19) are reported to
own a smartphone with a mean usage of 2-4 hours daily. We tried to design an adolescent friendly,
cross-platform smartphone app that we would like to present, put up for discussion and promote.
MATERIAL AND METHODS
After thorough research on Apple AppStore and Google Play Store, no App specifically designed
for adolescents on CIC could be identified. Based on close daily interaction with adolescents per-
forming CIC a respective App (“Uro App”) was designed in direct collaboration of an experienced
pediatric urologist (MK) with the app programmers and went online in October 2016.
RESULTS
The resulting app is in many respects different to existing offers as it directly focuses on adolescents
on CIC. Dependable data on their first reactions and on a possible effect on compliance and reduc-
tion of complications are not at hand by the time of abstract deadline, however first reactions are
positive.
CONCLUSIONS
In order to improve on compliance in CIC in adolescents’ age respective motivation is a key factor.
By presenting our new Uro App we would like to invite you to start a multicentric prospective effort
to promote its use and further evaluate its potential effect on patients compliance.