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Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea

PURPOSE: Parental decisions about the treatment of nocturnal enuresis (NE) are generally based on silent agreement with a physician's recommendation. However, physicians may have an insufficient understanding about parents' concerns and expectations regarding treatment. The aim of this stu...

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Autores principales: Ju, Hyun Taek, Kang, Ju Hyung, Lee, Sang Don, Oh, Mi Mi, Moon, Du Geon, Kim, Sun-Ouck, Lee, Jung Won, Kim, Jun-Mo, Woo, Seung Hyo
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Publicado: The Korean Urological Association 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23550223
http://dx.doi.org/10.4111/kju.2013.54.2.127
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author Ju, Hyun Taek
Kang, Ju Hyung
Lee, Sang Don
Oh, Mi Mi
Moon, Du Geon
Kim, Sun-Ouck
Lee, Jung Won
Kim, Jun-Mo
Woo, Seung Hyo
author_facet Ju, Hyun Taek
Kang, Ju Hyung
Lee, Sang Don
Oh, Mi Mi
Moon, Du Geon
Kim, Sun-Ouck
Lee, Jung Won
Kim, Jun-Mo
Woo, Seung Hyo
author_sort Ju, Hyun Taek
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description PURPOSE: Parental decisions about the treatment of nocturnal enuresis (NE) are generally based on silent agreement with a physician's recommendation. However, physicians may have an insufficient understanding about parents' concerns and expectations regarding treatment. The aim of this study was to clarify the discrepancies between the perceptions of parents and physicians and to better understand the attitudes related to NE treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was conducted in six centers and included 105 parents and 102 physicians. Two questionnaires, one for parents and another for physicians, were prepared. Each contained items on demographic characteristics, concerns, and NE treatment preferences. The parents completed the questionnaire during their child's first clinical visit, and the physicians completed the questionnaire via e-mail or individual interviews. RESULTS: Low self-esteem was the most common concern among both parents and physicians. Parents showed a more serious concern regarding disease progression and sequelae than did physicians. In the parent group, parents of younger children were mainly concerned about growth, whereas parents of children with daytime symptoms were mainly concerned about disease progression and relationships. Treatment outcome preferences differed significantly between the two groups. Physicians preferred treatments yielding immediate results, whereas parents preferred long-term treatments that would result in low recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: This survey presents the differences between parents and physicians regarding NE concerns and therapeutic preferences. Our study may provide valuable insight for physicians regarding parental attitudes toward NE treatment.
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spelling pubmed-35803032013-02-27 Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea Ju, Hyun Taek Kang, Ju Hyung Lee, Sang Don Oh, Mi Mi Moon, Du Geon Kim, Sun-Ouck Lee, Jung Won Kim, Jun-Mo Woo, Seung Hyo Korean J Urol Original Article PURPOSE: Parental decisions about the treatment of nocturnal enuresis (NE) are generally based on silent agreement with a physician's recommendation. However, physicians may have an insufficient understanding about parents' concerns and expectations regarding treatment. The aim of this study was to clarify the discrepancies between the perceptions of parents and physicians and to better understand the attitudes related to NE treatment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A survey was conducted in six centers and included 105 parents and 102 physicians. Two questionnaires, one for parents and another for physicians, were prepared. Each contained items on demographic characteristics, concerns, and NE treatment preferences. The parents completed the questionnaire during their child's first clinical visit, and the physicians completed the questionnaire via e-mail or individual interviews. RESULTS: Low self-esteem was the most common concern among both parents and physicians. Parents showed a more serious concern regarding disease progression and sequelae than did physicians. In the parent group, parents of younger children were mainly concerned about growth, whereas parents of children with daytime symptoms were mainly concerned about disease progression and relationships. Treatment outcome preferences differed significantly between the two groups. Physicians preferred treatments yielding immediate results, whereas parents preferred long-term treatments that would result in low recurrence. CONCLUSIONS: This survey presents the differences between parents and physicians regarding NE concerns and therapeutic preferences. Our study may provide valuable insight for physicians regarding parental attitudes toward NE treatment. The Korean Urological Association 2013-02 2013-02-18 /pmc/articles/PMC3580303/ /pubmed/23550223 http://dx.doi.org/10.4111/kju.2013.54.2.127 Text en © The Korean Urological Association, 2013 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Ju, Hyun Taek
Kang, Ju Hyung
Lee, Sang Don
Oh, Mi Mi
Moon, Du Geon
Kim, Sun-Ouck
Lee, Jung Won
Kim, Jun-Mo
Woo, Seung Hyo
Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea
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title_fullStr Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea
title_full_unstemmed Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea
title_short Parent and Physician Perspectives on the Treatment of Primary Nocturnal Enuresis in Korea
title_sort parent and physician perspectives on the treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis in korea
topic Original Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580303/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23550223
http://dx.doi.org/10.4111/kju.2013.54.2.127
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