Implications for practice
UCDs
UTI
In this study most women confirmed there was an unmet need for a device to improve urine sample collection. The struggles described by these participants when using smaller containers that are usually used in existing practice suggest that more user-and environmentally-friendly collection devices are needed. Some women found that the UCDs tested met that need, and considered them hygienic and easy to use. Others, however, raised concerns about difficulty in using the devices, which in many cases arose because of the symptoms of UTI they were experiencing. Those concerns, however, may not be applicable to asymptomatic sampling in other clinical populations. For this reason, devices may have a role to play when collection of urine is for asymptomatic screening or other clinical purposes.The authors gratefully acknowledge the women who participated in this study.