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Prevalência e Impacto da Enurese Noturna em Crianças em Idade Escolar: Estudo em Quatro Unidades de Saúde Familiar do Grande Porto
Prevalence and Impact of Nocturnal Enuresis in School-Age Children: Study in Four Family Health Care Units in Grande Porto
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Rita Correia [ritasncorreia@gmail.com]
ORCID iD:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5417-1057
Abstract
Introduction: The prevalence of nocturnal enuresis (NE) is 5%-15% in school age (SA) children and may affect children and their families quality of life (QoL). This project aims to estimate the NE prevalence in school age children in four family health units (FHU) in the North region of Portugal e evaluate the QoL impact.
Methods: Multicentric cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in four FHU, after the Ethics Committee approval. SA children, who attended the medical check-up, were invited to fill a anonymous survey. The statistical analysis was conducted using Excel® and SPSS®.
Results: There were 158 participants, 60.1% female, median age of 6 (IIQ 5-7). Eighteen (11.4%) of children had NE, most of them were male (66.7%) and 5-6 years old (66.7%). It was found a positive correlation between NE and gender (p=0.014), family history (FH) (p=0.021) and diurnal enuresis (p=0.034). Regarding QoL (n=14), the most affected subscales were family relations, self-esteem and social relations.
Conclusion: Although the reduced sample may affect the interpretation of the results, NE prevalence and positive association between NE and male gender and FH obtained corroborate the previous data. Also, the QoL shows negative impact in children and their families. Therefore, this project reafirms the importance of correct workup and management of NE.
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