Lee S D, Sohn D W, Lee J Z, Park N C, Chung M K
Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Pusan National University, Pusan, Korea.
BJU Int. 2000 May;85(7):869-73. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00617.x.
To estimate the prevalence of enuresis in children of elementary school age, to evaluate the impact of enuresis on these children and their parents, and to identify the methods and effectiveness of managing enuresis. Subjects and methods A randomly selected cross-sectional study was conducted in one elementary school in each urban ward (nine schools) in Pusan, Korea. The parents of these 12 570 children aged 7-12 years were asked to complete questionnaires which included items about the presence and frequency of enuresis, its perceived impact and management. Enuresis was defined as an episode of wetting occurring at least once per month.
The overall response rate to the questionnaire was 55.8% (girls 28.2%, boys 27.6%). The prevalence of nocturnal, diurnal and combined enuresis was 9.2%, 2.2% and 1.4%, respectively. The overall prevalence of enuresis declined with age from 20.4% at 7 years old to 5.6% at 12 years old; 342 (57.0%) parents and 318 (55. 6%) children were concerned about enuresis. The common self-help strategies were waking the child at night to void (38.1%) and restriction of water intake (25.7%). Of the enuretic children, only 13.7% had consulted a health worker.
The prevalence rates for enuresis in Pusan are similar to those reported from European countries. Enuretic children and their parents were moderately concerned about enuresis and the parents primarily used self-management within the family.
评估小学年龄段儿童尿床症的患病率，评价尿床症对这些儿童及其父母的影响，并确定尿床症的管理方法及其效果。对象与方法 在韩国釜山的每个市区（九所学校）随机选取一所小学进行横断面研究。要求这12570名7至12岁儿童的家长填写问卷，问卷内容包括尿床症的存在情况、发生频率、其感知到的影响以及管理方法。尿床症定义为每月至少发生一次尿床事件。
问卷的总体回复率为55.8%（女孩28.2%，男孩27.6%）。夜间尿床症、日间尿床症和混合性尿床症的患病率分别为9.2%、2.2%和1.4%。尿床症的总体患病率随年龄下降，从7岁时的20.4%降至12岁时的5.6%；342名（57.0%）家长和318名（55.6%）儿童对尿床症感到担忧。常见的自助策略是夜间叫醒孩子排尿（38.1%）和限制饮水量（25.7%）。在尿床的儿童中，只有13.7%咨询过医护人员。
釜山尿床症的患病率与欧洲国家报告的患病率相似。尿床儿童及其父母对尿床症有中度担忧，且父母主要在家庭内部采用自我管理方法。
