Özlem BOYBEYİ, Mustafa Kemal ASLAN, Emine Gül DURMUŞ, İsmail ÖZMEN, Tutku SOYER

A comparison of dysfunctional voiding scores between patients with nocturnal enuresis and healthy children

To compare dysfunctional voiding symptom scores (DVSSs) between enuretic children and nonenuretic controls and to investigate associated factors that may affect DVSS. Materials and methods: A questionnaire including demographic features, educational status of parents, DVSS questions, and urinary tract infection (UTI) history was designed. A total of 269 patients were included; Group 1 comprised 161 patients with no voiding symptoms and Group 2 comprised 108 patients with nocturnal enuresis (NE). Children with DVSS of greater than 8.5 were suspected to have dysfunctional voiding. The results were evaluated using SPSS 15.0 with Kruskal-Wallis and multivariate logistic regression tests. Results: The median DVSS was 2 (interquartile range [IQR]: 1-3) in Group 1 and 8 (IQR: 5-12) in Group 2. The percentage of children with DVSS greater than 8.5 was 0.6% in Group 1 and 53.1% in Group 2 (P = 0.01). The percentage of children with UTI history was significantly higher in Group 2 (34.3%) than Group 1 (15.9%) (P = 0.03). An increase in the educational level of the father decreased DVSS by 0.5-fold. Presence of UTI history increased DVSS 2.5-fold. Conclusion: The DVSS is a rapid, easy tool for determining abnormal voiding parameters in children. Children with NE had higher DVSSs, which was significantly affected by the father's educational status and the child's UTI history.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Childhood, dysfunctional voiding, dysfunctional voiding symptom score, enuresis, nocturnal enuresis

A comparison of dysfunctional voiding scores between patients with nocturnal enuresis and healthy children

Keywords:

Childhood, dysfunctional voiding, dysfunctional voiding symptom score, enuresis, nocturnal enuresis,

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