These are the summarized results from a survey of parents/caregivers of children with vesicoureteral reflux. It was conducted through 2 facebook groups and was intended to learn about experiences young patients have had when being diagnosed with febrile UTIs or kidney infections. November 4-6, 2014. Survey written and analyzed by Tracy Bunting-Early, PhD. Founder and Executive Officer of Outcomes Positive, a non-profit organization dedicated to developing practical solutions that improve patient outcomes related to urinary tract infections in young children.

1. UTIs in Young Children:
Parent/Caregiver Survey #1
Thursday, November 06, 2014
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2. 58
Total Responses
Date Created: Tuesday, November 04, 2014
Complete Responses: 54
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3. Q1: What is your child's gender?
Answered: 58 Skipped: 0
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4. Q3: While under age 3 years, where has he/she been diagnosed
with a febrile UTI/kidney infection?
Answered: 58 Skipped: 0
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5. Q4: While under age 3 years, has your child had urine cultured
when diagnosed with a UTI or kidney infection?
Answered: 57 Skipped: 1
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6. Q5: How has the urine been collected (under age 3 years)?
Answered: 54 Skipped: 4
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7. Q6: If catheterized, who performed the catheterization?
Answered: 46 Skipped: 12
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8. Q7: Did all of the nurses or doctors seem comfortable performing
a catheterization?
Answered: 45 Skipped: 13
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9. Q8: Did any healthcare professional suggest or tell you that
catheterization was painful to your child?
Answered: 45 Skipped: 13
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10. Q9: Have you experienced delays in having your child's febrile
UTIs or kidney infections diagnosed?
Answered: 53 Skipped: 5
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11. Q10: In hindsight, do you suspect that previous illnesses that your
child had may have been a UTI or kidney infection?
Answered: 52 Skipped: 6
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12. Q3: While under age 3 years, where has he/she been diagnosed
with a febrile UTI/kidney infection?
Answered: 58 Skipped: 0
This shows the baseline for the results comparing the Doctor's office and
ER are not pure. Likely if we could purely compare the 2 sites, any
observed trends may be stronger.
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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13. Q5: How has the urine been collected (under age 3 years)?
Answered: 54 Skipped: 4
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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14. Q6: If catheterized, who performed the catheterization?
Answered: 46 Skipped: 12
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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15. Q7: Did all of the nurses or doctors seem comfortable performing
a catheterization?
Answered: 45 Skipped: 13
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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16. Q8: Did any healthcare professional suggest or tell you that
catheterization was painful to your child?
Answered: 45 Skipped: 13
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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17. Q9: Have you experienced delays in having your child's febrile
UTIs or kidney infections diagnosed?
Answered: 53 Skipped: 5
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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18. Q10: In hindsight, do you suspect that previous illnesses that your
child had may have been a UTI or kidney infection?
Answered: 52 Skipped: 6
COMPARISON:
Dr's office vs ER
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