Hellström A L, Andersson K, Hjälmås K, Jodal U
Scand J Urol Nephrol. 1986;20(1):47-50. doi: 10.3109/00365598609024479.
Different pad tests were compared in 50 incontinent children. In a 2-hour ward test with standardized activities and fluid provocation 70% were positive. In a simple 12-hour home test with 30 children 68% were positive; when a fluid provocation period was included in the home test with 20 children the frequency increased to 80%. Pad tests are easy to perform with children in the home and are valuable as screening instruments. Further, the simultaneous registration of events gives a more complete picture of the incontinence pattern.
