Expectations of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection towards the consultation with a general practitioner – A mixed-methodical investigation, taking into account health literacy

Expectations of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection towards the consultation with a general practitioner – A mixed-methodical investigation, taking into account health literacy - EPUIC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037692

Enrollment

165

Registered

2025-08-14

Start date

2025-08-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-01-12

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Conditions

N39.0

Interventions

Group 1: Female patients of legal age with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection are being questioned on their expectations on the consultation with their general practitioner, using a questionnair

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: inclusion criteria group A: Women of legal age with an uncomplicated urinary tract infection or a clinically justified suspicion for an uncomplicated urinary tract infection inclusion criteria group B: General practitioners

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: exclusion criteria group A: pre-existing disease of the urinary tract system, diabetes mellitus, pregnancy, neurological diseases that alter urinating, insufficient knowledge of the German language exclusion criteria group B: missing regular evaluation of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The aim of this cross-sectional study without conventional endpoints is to elaborate the expectations of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection on the consultation and to include the doctors' perspective as well, to give incentives for a patient collective specific care, e.g. regarding (non)antibiotic treatments. The questionnaire was specifically developed for this study and integrates the HLS19-Q12 (Health Literacy Survey 2019 - 12 item short form questionnaire) which was developed by M-POHL (WHO Action Network on Measuring Population and Organizational Health Literacy). The interview guide was also specifically developed for this study.	—

Measure

Time frame

The aim of this cross-sectional study without conventional endpoints is to elaborate the expectations of patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infection on the consultation and to include the doctors' perspective as well, to give incentives for a patient collective specific care, e.g. regarding (non)antibiotic treatments. The questionnaire was specifically developed for this study and integrates the HLS19-Q12 (Health Literacy Survey 2019 - 12 item short form questionnaire) which was developed by M-POHL (WHO Action Network on Measuring Population and Organizational Health Literacy). The interview guide was also specifically developed for this study.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnne Mergeay

Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg Department Versorgungsforschung Abteilung Allgemeinmedizin

anne.mergeay@uol.de+49 441 798-2772

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026