YB Zheng, H Xu, YN Gong, KL Wang, ZH Ni, DD He

Abstract

Purpose: To determine the prevalence rate of primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) in Shanghai; evaluate the impact of PNE and the effects of PNE treatments. Methods: Anonymous questionnaires containing close-ended questions were completed by the children's parents. The impact of enuresis and effect of treatment were quantitatively analysed using numerical rating scales (NRSs). Findings: PNE prevalence was 4.0%, decreasing with age. "Annoyance" with PNE was reported by 70.6% parents and 55% children (51.3% children aged 7-9.9 years; 75% children aged 10-12 years). 32.6% patients had visited a hospital, of whom, 62% were advised lifestyle modification to promote self-healing. In all, 87% parents thought the treatments effective (NRS score, ≥2). Conclusions: PNE prevalence among children in Shanghai City is not low, especially, in the low-income group. PNE had a greater impact on parents than on children. Few children had visited a hospital, and the treatments prescribed generally produced small improvements.

目的：確定原發性遺尿症（PNE）在上海的患病率，並且評價PNE的影響和PNE治療效果。方法：由兒童的父母完成具選擇項不記名的問卷調查。使用數值評定量表（NRSs）對遺尿治療效果及影響，進行定量分析。結果：PNE患病率為4.0％，隨著年齡的增長下降。報告中70.6％家長和55％兒童存在PNE問題（51.3％兒童年齡在7-9.9歲；75％兒童年齡在10-12歲）。32.6％患者曾接受醫院診治，其中62％患者獲建議改變生活方式以達致自癒的成效。所有治療患者中，87％家長認為治療方法有效（NRS得分，≥2）。結論：在上海城市中兒童PNE發病率不低，尤其是在低收入群體尤為普遍。PNE對於父母的影響比患兒更大。少數的患兒到醫院進行診治，但醫院給予的治療效果並不是很大。