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- Title
Australian children's data retrieved with an innovative eHealth bedwetting solution.
- Authors
Pop, V.; Yoneyama, M.; Imazawa, K.; Hu, Ann A.; Chen, T.; Cheng, Christine C.; Summerville, M.; Meyer, S.; Tutelaers, M.; van Zanten, J.; Swinckels, P.; Hu, Alex A.
- Abstract
Introduction: This study is based on data from 117 children from Australia, aged between six and 12 years with bedwetting issues. Persistent bedwetting (functional nocturnal enuresis) becomes a problem once a child has reached six years of age and continues to wet the bed at least twice a week over three consecutive months. This common problem affects 12% of all six to 12-year-olds and can be both frustrating and embarrassing to children and parents1. One solution to tackle functional nocturnal enuresis is a bedwetting alarm. This product helps train the child's brain to recognise the body signals when the bladder is full and stay dry at night2. Based on this concept we developed an innovative non-invasive eHealth bedwetting alarm (called Oopsie Heroes Plus), including a tiny bedwetting sensor and simple mobile device application. The aim of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of using the bedwetting alarm system to record accurate data about bedwetting, provide a better understanding of the bedwetting issues and eventually cure children from bedwetting sooner. Materials & methods: Data relating to Australian children, aged six to 12 years, was collected via a mobile phone application. Consent has been requested from all users during the app installation. The children's parents noted the child's age and gender in the mobile phone application. The sensor was attached to the underwear of the child (user) using a double-sided adhesive sticker. In case of a bedwetting event, the bedwetting sensor detected urine in the underwear and emitted a pulsating frequency sound which the application on the mobile device detected. As a result of a bedwetting event, the mobile emitted within less than five seconds an interval alarm sound that woke up the child. The mobile alarm sound could be for example a pre-recorded parents voice which has been proven to be the fastest and most effective way to wake a child up during his night-time sleep3. Data was automatically uploaded to our database and stored anonymously. Results: The average age of the 117 users was 8 years and 3 months . The division in gender was 67% boys (n=78) and 33% girls (n=39). See figure 1. The Australian data indicates that the average age at which users try a bedwetting alarm is approximately 8 years old. The gender division of (67% boys, 33% girls) correlates with research indicating a 2/3 vs. 1/3 division between boys and girls1. Based on collected user data, we see that after using the bedwetting device and app children's bedwetting frequency events decreased. From this we conclude that children using a bedwetting alarm can learn to control their bladder at night. This is in keeping with the current research 2. Conclusion: The bedwetting alarm demonstrates it is an effective system to: 1. Discreetly collect bedwetting event data 2. Provide an overview of events to parents/carers 3. Help children wake up on time after a bedwetting event takes place. This system can especially be of value to healthcare professionals and parents interested in understanding a child's bedwetting pattern.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA; TREATMENT of enuresis; CONFERENCES &; conventions; TREATMENT effectiveness; TELEMEDICINE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Continence Journal, 2022, Vol 28, pS7
- ISSN
1448-0131
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.33235/anzcj.28.suppl.s4