Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis
Joint Authors
Koren, Alenka
Kos, Nastja
Marčun Varda, Nataša
Karničnik, Katja
Source
International Journal of Nephrology
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-08-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aim.
To get epidemiologic data about primary nocturnal enuresis (PNE) and its influence on the quality of life of Slovenian children and adolescents and to find out the knowledge about the disorder among school population.
Methods.
Prospective epidemiologic study was performed in Slovenia in 2011 and supported with two questionnaires.
The first questionnaire was distributed among primary school population that included 1248 children.
The second questionnaire included 44 children, who have been treated for PNE in Nephrology Unit of our Department of Paediatrics.
Results.
PNE was diagnosed in 12.4% of children, in 11.8% of girls and in 13.0% of boys.
There was evident linkage between the appearance of PNE in children and their relatives.
The study showed that PNE influences the quality of life in less than half of the investigated children.
Disorder restricts them mostly in relations with coevals.
Knowledge about PNE among children in elementary schools was found to be insufficient.
Conclusion.
We found out that the prevalence of PNE in Slovenia is comparable to prevalence in other countries.
More than half of children questioned in a survey think that PNE does not affect their lives significantly.
General lack of knowledge about PNE is still a problem.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karničnik, Katja& Koren, Alenka& Kos, Nastja& Marčun Varda, Nataša. 2012. Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis. International Journal of Nephrology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karničnik, Katja…[et al.]. Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis. International Journal of Nephrology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karničnik, Katja& Koren, Alenka& Kos, Nastja& Marčun Varda, Nataša. Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis. International Journal of Nephrology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-477268
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-477268