Table 4 Mean (± standard deviation) result for each DVSS question and for the total DVSS at each study time point among the 24 children with BBD who completed 6 months of treatment

Q1 (daytime incontinence)

8 (33.3%)

1.6 ± 0.9

0.6 ± 0.9

0.3 ± 0.7

0.01

Q2 (wetting amount)

6 (25.0%)

2.0 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 1.3

0.2 ± 0.4

< 0.01

Q3 (low defecation frequency)

20 (83.3%)

2.4 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 1.2

1.2 ± 1.1

< 0.01

Q4 (difficult defecation)

18 (75.0%)

2.0 ± 0.8

1.4 ± 1.0

1.1 ± 1.0

0.02

Q5 (infrequent voiding)

13 (54.2%)

2.0 ± 0.9

1.0 ± 1.1

0.5 ± 1.1

< 0.01

Q6 (curtsying)

17 (70.8%)

2.1 ± 1.0

1.5 ± 1.1

0.8 ± 1.1

< 0.01

Q7 (urgency)

13 (54.2%)

2.1 ± 0.8

1.3 ± 1.3

0.7 ± 1.0

< 0.01

Q8 (push to void)

2 (8.3%)

2.0 ± 1.4

0.5 ± 0.7

0.0 ± 0.0

0.19

Q9 (dysuria)

8 (33.3%)

1.5 ± 0.8

0.9 ± 0.8

0.4 ± 0.5

0.03

Q10 (stressful events)

5 (20.8%)

3.0 ± 0.0

0.6 ± 1.3

0.6 ± 1.3

0.02

Total (0–30)

24 (100%)

9.5 ± 3.1

6.9 ± 3.4

4.4 ± 3.9

< 0.01