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. 2024 May 25;11(6):640. doi: 10.3390/children11060640
Question Answer
(1) Gender
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    Male

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    Female
(2) Age
(3) Nationality
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    Saudi

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    Non-Saudi
(4) Educational level
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    University

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    High School

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    Secondary School

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    Illiterate
(5) Marital status
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    Married

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    Divorced

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    Widowed

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    Single
(6) Residency
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    Urban

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    Rural
(7) Do you have children?
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    Yes

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    No
(8) Number of children in the family:
Knowledge
(9) Do you already know anything about enuresis in children?
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    Yes

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    No
(10) Do you think that enuresis is abnormal?
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    Yes

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    No
(11) What, in your opinion, are the causes of childhood enuresis?
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    Organic causes (Infections of the urinary system, a small bladder, diabetes, or severe abdominal pain)

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    Psychological and social, such as family breakdown or abuse towards children

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    hereditary influences

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    frequent fluid consumption

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    deep sleep
(12) What age may enuresis be diagnosed in a child?
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    3–4 years

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    5 years

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    More than 5 years
(13) Does a patient have to urinate in the middle of the night a particular number of times to be diagnosed with enuresis?
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    Yes

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    No
(14) If the answer to the previous question is yes, how many times should the child urinate to be diagnosed with enuresis
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    once a month

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    Twice a month

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    More than twice a month
Awareness
(15) What are the motives for treatment?
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    Worry that the child’s enuresis will get worse.

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    Worry that the child’s enuresis will develop into another urologic disease.

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    Worry that enuresis negatively affects the interpersonal relationships of my child.

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    Worry that sleep disturbance because of enuresis may induce growth retardation.
(16) Are there any effective methods to treat enuresis, in your opinion?
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    Yes

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    No
(17) If the previous question was answered yes, what solutions exist?
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    Medical treatment

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    Behavioral treatment

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    Both medical and behavioral

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    Other types of treatment
(18) What psychological treatments do you think are most effective for treating nocturnal enuresis?
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    Setting up a timer

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    Educate kids on bladder control for increased bladder volume

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    Limiting fluids before sleeping time

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    Mental support

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    I don’t know
(19) Do you believe that enuresis has an impact on a child’s psychological well-being?
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    Yes

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    No

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    I don’t know
(20) If the previous question was answered yes, what psychological effects does nocturnal enuresis have?
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    Lacking in self-confidence

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    Shyness and isolation

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    Aggressiveness

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    I don’t know
(21) When should someone with enuresis, in your opinion, see a doctor?
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    Still having urine incontinence after the age of five

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    The presence of urinary tract infection or if there are symptoms of urine incontinence during the day

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    After a period of normal urination, the ability to withhold urine is lost

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    At any age and whenever the child urinates in bed

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    I don’t know