Alarm therapy for nocturnal enuresis in children: A literature review

Wilson, Julie S.; Doddy, Gertrude

dc.contributor.author	Wilson, Julie S.
dc.contributor.author	Doddy, Gertrude
dc.date.accessioned	2024-10-25T11:40:54Z
dc.date.available	2024-10-25T11:40:54Z
dc.date.issued	2024-01-01
dc.identifier.doi	10.1111/ijun.12385
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10147/643202
dc.description	Nocturnal enuresis is a common childhood problem impacting the quality of life of children and families. Treatment with an enuresis alarm is recommended for 8– 12 weeks by the International Children's Continence Society as first line management of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis. However, the effectiveness of alarm ther- apy varies between 80% and 45.9%. There is minimal evidence within the literature exploring the factors impacting this varying response to alarm therapy. Therefore, this literature review aims to explore factors that impact the effectiveness of the enuresis alarm as a treatment for nocturnal enuresis, in children aged 5–17 years. Literature searches were conducted on MEDLINE (Ovid), SCOPUS and CINAHL Databases. The PRISMA tool was used to report the data in the search strategy. The inclusion criteria of children aged 5 to 17 years was chosen based on International Children's Conti- nence Society Guidelines. English language, academic journals and studies in the past 10 years were selected as additional inclusion criterion to identify the most recent, robust literature for the review. All 13 primary research articles were critiqued using the Caldwell Framework. Data were extracted and presented in table format highlighting study methodology, sample, duration of treatment, relevance to review topic and key findings. The findings highlight factors influencing the effectiveness of alarm therapy related to the impact on the child and family, heighten arousal to the alarm, the duration of therapy, age of child and the impact of overlearning. This review provides health professionals with an insight into strategies that may help chil- dren and their family to respond successfully to enuresis alarm treatment.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Wiley	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	HSE Library Open Access Research Awards 2024	en
dc.relation.url	https://doi.org/10.1111/ijun.12385	en_US
dc.rights	Attribution 4.0 International	*
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/	*
dc.subject	NOCTURNAL ENURESIS	en_US
dc.subject	CHILDREN	en_US
dc.title	Alarm therapy for nocturnal enuresis in children: A literature review	en_US
dc.type	Article	en_US
refterms.dateFOA	2024-10-25T11:40:55Z