[Enuresis and benign micturition disorders in childhood. II. Cost of the management].
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.
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Unité de néphrologie pédiatrique, hôpital Edouard-Herriot, Lyon, France.
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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
L'énurésie et les troubles mictionnels bénins de l'enfance. II. Coût de la prisé en charge.