1. Effects of Early Toilet Training and Elimination Communication With Respect to Diaper Types.
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Geist, Barbara Katharina and Bammer-Zimmer, Roswitha
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TOILET training , *INFANT care , *ANALYSIS of variance , *URINATION , *AGE distribution , *DEFECATION , *FISHER exact test , *SLEEP , *T-test (Statistics) , *COMPARATIVE studies , *DIAPERS , *DIAPER rash , *QUESTIONNAIRES , *DESCRIPTIVE statistics , *CHI-squared test , *OINTMENTS , *DATA analysis software , *LOGISTIC regression analysis , *STATISTICAL models , *EDUCATIONAL outcomes , *PARENTS - Abstract
To investigate effects of diaper-free times, elimination communication (EC) and early toilet training, a web-based survey was conducted for caregivers. The more diaper-free times an infant experienced during day, the earlier it was toilet trained (P <.001), which was enhanced by the usage of cloth diapers. The amount of diaper-free times significantly reduced the caregiver's continuous sleep, the occurrence of rashes and balm usage (P <.001) and lead to a more regular defecation frequency. Cloth diaper usage had no effect on rashes or balm usage, but on diaper change rate (P <.001). We could show that, although not as effective as full-time EC, part-time EC is more effective if cloth diapers are used, provided they are changed frequently. Furthermore, EC causes a more regular defecation in infants between 1 and 2 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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