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- Title
Effects of enuresis nocturna on parents of affected children: Case-control study.
- Authors
Tanrıverdi, Mehmet Halis; Palancı, Yılmaz; Yılmaz, Ahmet; Penbegül, Necmettin; Bez, Yasin; Dağgülli, Mansur
- Abstract
Background Enuresis nocturna ( EN) is a chronic medical disorder that may cause a parent to question their parenting ability and contribute to an inability to perform the parental role. The aim of the study was to investigate the effects of EN on the relationship between parents, and the effect of mood changes in the couples on the children. Methods Forty children with EN (group 1) were enrolled in the study, and 44 consecutive healthy children (group 2) were randomly selected from the same school. The clinical diagnosis for the patient group was based on a careful history. Spielberg's State-Trait Anxiety Inventory ( STAI), Beck Depression Inventory ( BDI), and Dyadic Adjustment Scale ( DAS) were applied to all parents, and the answers were recorded. Results STAI scores differed between the mothers in the two groups in terms of trait anxiety, while significant differences between the fathers in terms of both state and trait anxiety were observed. The BDI scores were similar between the two groups. The scores of dyadic consensus were lower in the mothers, while the affectional expression scores were lower in the EN study group fathers compared with controls. The total DAS scores were significantly lower in the parents of the children with EN. Conclusion The parents of children with EN seem to experience increased levels of anxiety. Their desire to continue the marital relationship, the overall quality of their marital relationship and their comfort as a family may also be negatively affected by having a child with EN.
- Subjects
CHI-squared test; ENURESIS; GOODNESS-of-fit tests; PARENTING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-evaluation; T-test (Statistics); DYADIC analysis (Social sciences); PARENT attitudes; CASE-control method; DATA analysis software; STATE-Trait Anxiety Inventory; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DISEASE complications
- Publication
Pediatrics International, 2014, Vol 56, Issue 2, p254
- ISSN
1328-8067
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/ped.12242