Impact of the route of clean intermittent catheterization on quality of life in children with lower urinary tract dysfunction.

Aims: To compare the impact of the different routes for clean intermittent catheterization on the quality of life of children with lower urinary tract dysfunction.

Methods: In this cross-sectional study, all children and adolescents under treatment in our clinic from August 2011 to May 2012 who were on CIC for bladder dysfunction were included. To evaluate the technical difficulty and the discomfort associated with the procedure we used a standard visual analog scale.

Desmopressin versus behavioral modifications as initial treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis.

The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of desmopressin to behavioral modifications as the initial treatment of primary monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (PMNE). Study results determined that either intervention led to a significant reduction in PMNE episodes. These results suggest that either method is equally effective for treatment of PMNE.

Behavioral interventions in primary enuresis: experience report in Brazil.

Nurses, parents, and children play an equally important role in successful behavioral management of childhood enuresis. This pilot study describes results of a multifaceted program in Brazil in which all children showed improvement in bedwetting over a 4-month treatment period. Methods used by these nurses may help in designing and implementing similar programs.