title: An evaluation of quality of life of mothers of children with enuresis nocturna.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of enuresis nocturna on quality of life of the mothers. Mothers who have a child with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (n=28) and mothers who have a child without any health problems (n=38) were enrolled in the study. Groups were in balance for background variables (child's age, gender, and number of siblings; mother's age, marital status, highest year of education completed, and occupation; presence of health insurance; and type of residence). Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Questionnaire, the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and Spielberg's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were applied to all mothers. The mothers of children with enuresis had significantly lower quality-of-life scores in the SF-36 for the bodily pain (p=0.015) and role emotional (p=0.014) subscales. We observed significant difference between groups according to BDI; mean score was higher in mothers who have a child with enuresis nocturna (p=0.017). There was no significant difference between groups according to the STAI. Significant differences according to bodily pain and role emotional subscales of SF-36, and the BDI scores, show that the mothers were negatively affected by having a child with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis.
authors: Department of Pediatrics, Division of Social Pediatrics, Medical Faculty of Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
authors: Ayten
authors: A
authors: Egemen
authors: Ipek
authors: I
authors: Akil
authors: Ebru
authors: E
authors: Canda
authors: Beyhan Cengiz
authors: BC
authors: Ozyurt
authors: Erhan
authors: E
authors: Eser
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001007:Anxiety / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D003863:Depression / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D053206:Nocturnal Enuresis / Q000523:psychology*; D011788:Quality of Life