Comparative study on sensory integration function in children with primary nocturnal enuresis / 中国当代儿科杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To study the sensory integration function in children with primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The sensory integration function was assessed by the Childhood Sensory Integration Ability Development Checklist in 70 children with PNE and was compared with that in 74 normal children(control group).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The incidence of sensory integration dysfunction (76%) in the PNE group were significantly higher than that in the control group (35%; P<0.01). Severe sensory integration dysfunction occurred in more children in the PNE group compared with the control group (39% vs 18%; P<0.01). The scores of all sensory integration indexes revealed by sensory integration function testing in the PNE group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>The majority of children with PNE have sensory integrative dysfunction which presents in various aspects. It is necessary to assess the sensory integration function in children with PNE.</p>