title: [Enuresis and benign micturition disorders in childhood. II. Cost of the management].
abstract: The financial cost of bedwetting management is often underestimated. A study including 48 children aged 6 to 16 years was carried out in the outpatient clinic in order to evaluate the cost of these disorders during a 4 month-period. The diagnosis was the following: nocturnal enuresis (n = 15), bladder instability (n = 22) and other voiding dysfunction (n = 11). Our results showed that these expenses were quite important. A relationship between the kind of voiding dysfunction and the subsequent expenses was observed: the more complex was the disorder, the more expensive it was (average expenses = 1317 FF/year for nocturnal enuresis, 2506 FF/year for bladder instability and 3174 FF/year for other dysfunctions). Subsidiary expenses (transport, diapers and extrawashing) constituted an important part of the whole expenses: 46% in nocturnal enuresis, 42% in bladder instability and 38% in other dysfunctions.
authors.affiliation: Unité de néphrologie pédiatrique, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gouda
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cochat
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Cavailles
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Saïd
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D004775:Enuresis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D017048:Health Care Costs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000191:economics* / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: L'énurésie et les troubles mictionnels bénins de l'enfance. II. Coût de la prisé en charge.