PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Al-Harbi, Saleh M.
AU  - Needlman, Robert D.
AU  - Khan, Abdul S.
AU  - Patni, Tarun
TI  - Intensive behavioral therapy for primary enuresis
DP  - 2004 Jul 01
TA  - Saudi Medical Journal
PG  - 934--940
VI  - 25
IP  - 7
4099  - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/7/934.short
4100  - http://smj.org.sa/content/25/7/934.full
SO  - Saudi Med J2004 Jul 01; 25
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of intensive behavioral therapy on Saudi children with primary enuresis.METHODS: Twenty-six children, aged 6-14-years, presented with complains of bed wetting during a 12-months period from January 2001 through to January 2002, ArAr Central Hospital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were studied in an interventional, non-randomized trial without control. After complete verbal autopsy, physical examination and laboratory investigation, they were offered intensive behavioral therapy. They were evaluated for response, regularity, esteem and recurrence of enuresis.RESULTS: Mean age of the study group was 9.6-years (SD = +/- 2.6) and boys were affected almost twice of girls (P<0.05). Family history, social history and school performance did not show any significant (P>0.05) association with enuresis. Sixty point five percent were regular and out of those 27.9% never missed any visits. 91.7% were completely dry out of regular patients. There was 75% success rate in those, who visited 4-8 times while 25% in those, who visited 1-3 times. Ninety-six percent of the parents and 80.7% of the children were fully satisfied with this therapy. Socio-economic status seems to play a significant (P<0.05) role in regularity of follow up and response to behavioral therapy.CONCLUSION: This result shows an excellent response to intensive behavioral therapy in primary enuresis if the follow up is regular.