Purpose: The relationship between severity of voiding dysfunction and quality of life in children with daytime wetting was analyzed.
Materials and Methods: The relationship between age, gender, severity of voiding dysfunction (measured by DVSS) and quality of life (measured by PinQ) in the child with daytime wetting was analyzed. Twenty-four children (4 males, 20 females) aged 5-10 years (x 8.17 years, SD 1.37) and their parents completed the DVSS and PinQ.
Results: Parent and child total DVSS and total PinQ Scores had similar results with only a significant mean difference between the parent total DVSS scores based on gender. Only Gender with Parental Total DVSS Score (r = 0.462, p = 0.023) and Child Total DVSS Score with Parent Total DVSS Scores (r = 0.472, p = 0.020) were significant correlations.
Conclusions: Results illustrate the importance of early recognition and intervention to minimize the impact daytime wetting has on the child.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:AEU.10048/781 |
| Date | 11 1900 |
| Creators | Thibodeau, Betty Ann Marie |
| Contributors | Dr. Katherine Moore (Faculty of Nursing), Dr. Priscilla Koop (Faculty of Nursing), Dr. Peter Metcalfe (Faculty of Medicine) |
| Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 1048695 bytes, application/pdf |
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