Understanding Pediatric Patient Experiences with Urotherapy Tools: Qualitative Focus Group Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Standard urotherapy for childhood incontinence involves traditional tools like paper bladder diaries, timer watches, wetting alarms, and uroflowmeters. However, little is known about how these tools are experienced by today's digitally native children.

Objective

This study aimed to explore how children undergoing urotherapy perceive and experience these commonly used tools, with the goal of informing more engaging and child-centered design approaches.

Methods

A qualitative focus group design was used with purposive sampling of children undergoing in-clinic urotherapy group training. In total, 19 participants (13 boys and 6 girls) aged 9-13 years took part in focus groups of 3 to 4 children, held at the hospital. A child-friendly focus group toolkit was used

SUBMITTER: Bladt L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12530337 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature