The quality of life of mothers of children with monosymptomatic enuresis nocturna

• Published in: International urology and nephrology 2012-06, Vol.44 (3), p.655-659
• Main Authors: Meydan, Evrim Aksanlı, Civilibal, Mahmut, Elevli, Murat, Duru, Nilgün Selçuk, Civilibal, Nazlican
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Adult; Anxiety - psychology; Chi-Square Distribution; Child; Child, Preschool; Depression - psychology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mothers - psychology; Nephrology; Nocturnal Enuresis - psychology; Quality of Life - psychology; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics, Nonparametric; Surveys and Questionnaires; Urology; Urology - Original Paper
• ISSN: 0301-1623; 1573-2584
• DOI: 10.1007/s11255-011-0087-7

Background The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis (MNE) on the quality of life of the mothers. Methods Mothers who have a child with MNE ( n  = 60) and mothers who have a child without any health problems ( n  = 90) were included in the study. Groups were similar for background variables (child’s age, gender, and number of siblings; mother’s age and marital status; and economic status of families and presence of health insurance). The key question was to determine whether or not the difference between the two groups in terms of the quality of life. All mothers underwent Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) Questionnaire, Spielberg’s State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). Results All SF-36 subscales except social functioning were significantly lower in mothers of enuretic children. The trait-anxiety score, the subcomponent of the STAI, was higher in mothers who have a child with enuresis nocturna ( P