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Is nocturia of young adulthood a remnant of childhood nocturnal enuresis?

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Abstract

Introduction and hypothesis

Nocturia and nocturnal enuresis (NE) share similar aetiopathological factors, and may represent two different situations involving the same underlying issue. In this study, we tried to evaluate the relation between NE of childhood and nocturia of young adulthood.

Methods

A total of 577 female university students aged 17–24 years were included in the survey. A face-to-face questionnaire was administered concerning present nocturia and past NE history. A non-validated questionnaire, created by the authors, was used to evaluate the presence and the frequency of childhood NE and present nocturia. All participant data were checked by telephone contact with their parents.

Results

The overall prevalence rates of nocturia and history of nocturnal enuresis in the study population were 8.6 % and 15 % respectively. Sixteen per cent of nocturics and 15 % of non-nocturics had a history of childhood NE (p = 0.837). The childhood NE was graded as severe or infrequent. The presence of nocturia was compared between participants with severe NE and infrequent NE, and no significant difference was observed (11.1 % vs 7.8 %, p = 0.713). Nocturia frequency was compared with the history of childhood NE and we found that as the nocturia frequency increased, the rate of childhood NE also increased.

Conclusions

There was no relation between young adulthood nocturia and childhood NE in our study population, but as the severity of nocturia increased, the relation between nocturia and NE became more relevant.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Urology, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey

    Cenk Murat Yazici & Cagri Dogan

  2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Namik Kemal University, Tekirdag, Turkey

    Remzi Abali & Nicel Tasdemir

  3. Department of Surgical Nursing, Namık Kemal University, School of Health, Tekirdag, Turkey

    Tülin Yildiz

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Appendix

Appendix

Dear Participant,

This questionnaire is for a study searching for the relation between nocturnal enuresis (childhood bed-wetting) and adult nocturia (waking up to void at nights). It includes 15 questions about your current and childhood voiding status. It does not include any questions about your private life. Your name and contact number will not be shared by anyone other than researchers responsible for the study. Your participation is not a “must” as only volunteer participants will be included in the survey.

Thank you for your participation.

Part 1: demographic properties and inclusion criteria

Name, surname:

Age:

Contact number:

  1. 1.

    Do you have any children?

    1. a)

      Yes

    2. b)

      No

  2. 2.

    Do you have any neurological, cardiovascular or long lasting systemic disease? Do you have pregnancy?

    1. a)

      Yes (please specify)……………………….

    2. b)

      No

  3. 3.

    Do you use any kind of medication. (If yes please specify)

    1. a)

      Yes(please specify)……………………….

    2. b)

      No

  4. 4.

    Do you have disuria (pain during voiding)

    1. a)

      Yes

    2. b)

      No

Part 2: questions about night time voiding habits

Please answer the following questions with regard to the last 6 months of your life. These questions are about your daily life.

  1. 5.

    Do you need to wake up at nights for voiding? (please note that we are asking about night voidings that are followed by sleep)

    1. a)

      Yes

    2. b)

      No

  2. 6.

    (If your answer is yes to question 5). How many nights do you wake up for voiding?

    1. a)

      Every night

    2. b)

      More than 3 nights a week

    3. c)

      Three nights a week

    4. d)

      Less than 3 nights a week

    5. e)

      One night a week

    6. f)

      Less than 1 night a week

  3. 6.

    (If your answer is yes for question 5) How many times you void at night?

    1. a)

      1 (one) void/night

    2. b)

      2 (two) voids/night

    3. c)

      3 (three) voids/night

    4. d)

      4 or more voids/night

  4. 7.

    (If your answer is yes for question 5) Does your night voiding affect your quality of life?

    1. a)

      Yes (please specify)

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    2. b)

      No

  1. 8.

    Do you have bed-wetting at nights?

    1. a)

      Yes

    2. b)

      No

  2. 9.

    (If your answer is yes for question 8). What was the frequency of your bed-wetting?

    1. a)

      Every night

    2. b)

      More than 3 nights a week

    3. c)

      Three nights a week

    4. d)

      Less than 3 nights a week

    5. e)

      One night a week

    6. f)

      Less than 1 night a week

Part 3: questions about childhood bedwetting

In this part of the questionnaire we are asking questions about your childhood period. You may not remember exactly your early life. Please state if you have any hesitation about your memories. It will not be any problem because same questions will be asked to one of your parents who have great knowledge about your childhood period.

  1. 10.

    Did you have bed-wetting in your childhood after the age of 5 years?

    1. a)

      Yes

    2. b)

      No

    3. c)

      I don’t remember.

  2. 11.

    (If your answer is yes for question 10) What was the frequency of your bed-wetting?

    1. a)

      Every night

    2. b)

      More than 3 nights a week

    3. c)

      Three nights a week

    4. d)

      Less than 3 nights a week

    5. e)

      One night a week

    6. f)

      Less than 1 night a week

  3. 12.

    (If your answer is yes for question 10). How long did your bed-wetting last?

Until the age of:

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

I still have bed-wetting.

We thank you for your participation. To control and re-check your answers, we would like to contact your parents. For this purpose we like to ask for their contact numbers. If you like to tell us:

Father’s name/telephone:

Mother’s name/telephone:

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Yazici, C.M., Abali, R., Tasdemir, N. et al. Is nocturia of young adulthood a remnant of childhood nocturnal enuresis?. Int Urogynecol J 25, 273–278 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-013-2203-y

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