Recent research: leg bag users’ perspective
Moody and McCarthy (2015) interviewed 29 leg-bag users and five carers and health professionals to explore their experiences of the leg bags currently available, to identify ways in which product design could improve user experience. Participants had changed their brand of leg bag because ofdesign issues. Although they preferred the use of a leg bag to experiencing urinary incontinence, leakage from the leg bag was a negative experience; one participant expressed how it took 2 weeks to regain confidence after experiencing leakage. Using a leg bag had affected their choice of clothing, their ability to take part in sport, sunbathe or go out for the day (Moody and McCarthy, 2015).