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Alarm Therapy in the Treatment of Enuresis in Children: Types and Efficacy Review

Enuresis is defined as bedwetting in children aged five years and older when organic reasons have been ruled out. It can result in substantial psychological repercussions and uncomfortable circumstances for both the child and the family. Medical (desmopressin, tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]) and b...

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Autores principales: Alqannad, Edris M, Alharbi, Abdullah S, Almansour, Raghad A, Alghamdi, Mohammed S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8453315/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34567898
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17358
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author Alqannad, Edris M
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description Enuresis is defined as bedwetting in children aged five years and older when organic reasons have been ruled out. It can result in substantial psychological repercussions and uncomfortable circumstances for both the child and the family. Medical (desmopressin, tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]) and behavioral treatment are the basis for the treatment of enuresis. Alarm therapy is considered the first treatment modality of choice for enuresis with almost 50% cure rates are in the long term. Cooperation and compliance from parents and children are the cornerstones of the effectiveness of alarm therapy. Multiple factors, such as technical issues, might slow down the therapeutic response time. The objective of this study is to review the role of alarm therapy in the treatment of enuresis, its types, and its efficacy and to explore the factors that may increase or decrease its efficacy.
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spelling pubmed-84533152021-09-24 Alarm Therapy in the Treatment of Enuresis in Children: Types and Efficacy Review Alqannad, Edris M Alharbi, Abdullah S Almansour, Raghad A Alghamdi, Mohammed S Cureus Family/General Practice Enuresis is defined as bedwetting in children aged five years and older when organic reasons have been ruled out. It can result in substantial psychological repercussions and uncomfortable circumstances for both the child and the family. Medical (desmopressin, tricyclic antidepressants [TCAs]) and behavioral treatment are the basis for the treatment of enuresis. Alarm therapy is considered the first treatment modality of choice for enuresis with almost 50% cure rates are in the long term. Cooperation and compliance from parents and children are the cornerstones of the effectiveness of alarm therapy. Multiple factors, such as technical issues, might slow down the therapeutic response time. The objective of this study is to review the role of alarm therapy in the treatment of enuresis, its types, and its efficacy and to explore the factors that may increase or decrease its efficacy. Cureus 2021-08-22 /pmc/articles/PMC8453315/ /pubmed/34567898 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17358 Text en Copyright © 2021, Alqannad et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Alarm Therapy in the Treatment of Enuresis in Children: Types and Efficacy Review
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title_short Alarm Therapy in the Treatment of Enuresis in Children: Types and Efficacy Review
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8453315/
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