Sleep-Related Breathing Disorders and Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction in Children and Adolescents: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Sleep disordered breathing (SDB), lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD), and enuresis (NE) are common in children and adolescents and have serious consequences, especially on social and emotional development. Even though much is known about the association between SDB and NE among adults, the number of articles in children and adolescents is limited. Therefore, the aim of the present scoping review was to map out the current knowledge about SDB and LUTD in children and adolescents.

Methods

Four electronic databases (i.e., Embase, PsychInfo, Pubmed, Web of Science) were searched in accordance with the Johanna Briggs Institute (JBI) manual for Evidence Synthesis¹ and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for scoping r

SUBMITTER: van Galen M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11788972 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature