Background: Nocturnal enuresis can affect negatively on the familial quality of life. Therefore, parents and
their children should be educated about intervention to overcome these disorders. The aim: Evaluate the effect
of educational module on school age children and their parent’s knowledge, and behavior intervention about
nocturnal enuresis. Design: The study utilized a quasi-experimental research design. Setting: Outpatient
clinic affiliated to the Specialized Pediatric Hospital at Benha City. Sample: A purposive sampling technique
was used consisted of sixty school age children diagnosed by nocturnal enuresis and their parent. The tool
of data collection: Tool I: A structured interviewing questionnaire about characteristics of children and their
parents, the pattern of enuresis and knowledge of school-age children and their parent about nocturnal
enuresis.Tool II: Behaviour intervention. Results: 51.7% of the school-age children with enuresis were
female and 53.3% of them were living in urban, 46.7% were taken last drink before sleep. 81.7% of schoolage
children have had no family history of nocturnal enuresis. 56.70% of children and 75% of parent have
satisfactory knowledge post program implementation. Also, 65.0% of children and 67.0% of parent have
appropriate behavior about nocturnal enuresis post program implementation. Conclusion: The educational
module program was influenced positively in improving school-age children and their parent’s knowledge
and behavior intervention about nocturnal enuresis. Recommendations: Updates and continuous counseling
program for parent and their children with nocturnal enuresis are critical to improve their knowledge, early
detect and intervention to avoid the negative consequences of nocturnal enuresis. |
