The Change of Enuresis in Children.
- Author:
In Ho CHANG
1
;
Seung Hee YUM
;
Kyung Do KIM
;
Young Sik LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Chung-Ang University, College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kim14141@hananet.net
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Enuresis;
Self-esteem;
Child;
Desmopressin
- MeSH:
Child*;
Deamino Arginine Vasopressin;
Enuresis*;
Humans;
Mental Competency;
Nocturnal Enuresis;
Self Concept;
Social Distance;
Sports
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2001;42(10):1080-1086
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Lower self-esteem, if present in enuretic children, might be an indicator of present and possible later psychological dysfunction. We tried to study the change of self-esteem before and after the treatment in children with nocturnal enuresis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: We recruited 32 enuretic children between september, 1998 and april, 2000. Mean age was 7.3 years old (range 4-12). We investigated the effect of self-esteem after 3 months treatment by Harter's self conception profile for children (SPPC) by total score and 6 subscales scores (scholastic competence, social acceptance, athletic competence, physical appearance, behavioral conduct and global self-worth). The patients were divided in two groups: the response group defined as greater than 50% reduction of wet night and the non response group defined as less than 50% reduction of wet night. A paired t-test was used for the improvement of Harter's SPPC at total score and subscales after treatment and student t-test was used for the comparison of the improvement of SPPC between groups. RESULTS: After treatment, the overall Harter's SPPC did not show statistically significant improvement. Among the 32 enuretic children, 22 children (69%) were in response group and 10 children (31%) were in non-response group. We could not find any statistically significant self-esteem change in Harter's SPPC in responders and also even in non-responders. CONCLUSIONS: Our data suggested that Harter's SPPC did not show significant improvement after treatment of enuresis.
