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Article: A Comparison of Two Enuresis Alarms.(comparison of the audio and vibration alarms)
- Article from:
- Urologic Nursing
- Article date:
- October 1, 2001
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This randomized experiment was undertaken to determine if any difference in success occurred between an audio versus a vibration alarm for nocturnal enuresis. Similar rates of success were achieved for 47 children, aged 6 to 12 years, who partially or totally completed the 3-month period of alarm use.
Childhood nocturnal enuresis affects 5 to 7 million children in the United States (Ilyas & Jerkins, 1996). Bedwetting can lead to low self-esteem, decreased age-appropriate social interaction, dysfunctional and unhealthy parent-child-sibling communication patterns, and child abuse (Haggloff et al., 1997; Moffatt, 1997; Morison, 1998; Sheldon & Wacksman, 1997). ...