title: Enuresis - children's predictions of their treatment's progress and outcomes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate how nurses can use children's ability to predict treatment outcomes as a possible feature contributing to successful therapeutic processes targeting enuresis.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Prediction of outcomes was viewed both as a self-efficacy component or belief (based on self-efficacy theory), and also as a skill for actually influencing change.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study was conducted in a mental health community center, located in a large city in central Israel, which was well known for treatment of children with enuresis. For the purpose of the study, the children and their parents completed three questionnaires and underwent training to maintain bedwetting records.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study compared three groups of children aged 8-14 years who: made predictions only at baseline (n = 32), predicted progress every week during treatment (n = 38), or did not use prediction at all (n = 31).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Findings pinpointed the role of practice in improving predictions. Children who predicted weekly showed the highest congruence with outcomes.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Based on self-efficacy, skills acquisition, and learning and training in the change process, nurses may help children overcome enuresis.
authors.affiliation: School of Social Work and Social Worker, Renata Adler Memorial Research Center for Child Welfare and Protection, Bob Shapell School of Social Work, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv.
authors.forename: Tammie
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ronen
authors.forename: Liat
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hamama
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosenbaum
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D007858:Learning; D020377:Self Efficacy