Browsing by Author "Akil I.O."

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    Quality of life of children with urinary incontinence: Review; [Idrar inkontinansi olan çocuklarin yaşam kalitesi]
    (2012) Akil I.O.
    In the twenty first century, doctor patient relationship has changed and a more egalitarian social development, together with the decision making and implementation, a more objec tive evaluation of results has emerged the need. These improvements in health infrastructure have created the concept of quality of life. Measure of quality of life research in children is increasing day by day; however, frequently it has been limited some disease's groups. One of the major problems of childhood is urinary incontinence, which often has been ignored, have been criticized as a situ ation expected to improve with age. However, even if a limited number of studies on this issue, particularly in children, show that a reduction in quality of life, especially on self esteem, mental health, and including the areas of independence. As an objective measurement of quality of life in children with urinary incontinence in the family and the child's motivation and compliance will increase and is thought to positively affect the success of treatment. Copyright © 2012 by Türki e Klinikleri.
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    Prevalence of urinary incontinence and lower urinary tract symptoms in school-age children
    (Urology and Nephrology Research Centre, 2014) Akil I.O.; Ozmen D.; Cetinkaya A.C.
    Purpose: To investigate the prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) and urinary incontinence (UI) in elementary school aged children in Manisa. Materials and Methods: Dysfunctional Voiding and Incontinence Scoring System (DVIS) which was developed in Turkey is used. A total of 416 children, 216 (51.9%) male and 200 (48.1%) female were recruited in this study. Results: Mean age of children was 10.35 ± 2.44 years (median10 years). Daytime UI frequency was 6.7% (28 child), nocturnal incontinence 16.6% (69 child) and combined daytime and nocturnal incontinence 4.1% (17 child). There was no statistically significant difference in the prevalence of nocturnal and or daytime UI between male and female gender. Mean DVIS score was 2.65 ± 3.95 and gender did not affect total DVIS points. The mean ages of achieving daytime bowel and bladder control were all significantly correlated with DVIS points. DVIS points were positively correlated with the history of UI of the family. Total points were increased when the father was unemployed. Conclusion: UI negatively influences health related quality of life of the family and child, so it is important that awareness of the UI and symptoms of lower urinary tract dysfunction.