Research Article
Prevalence and Quality of Life of Slovenian Children with Primary Nocturnal Enuresis
Table 1
Quality of life of Slovenian children with primary nocturnal enuresis.
| Quality of life
| No answer | Never | Seldom | Sometimes | Often | Always | (%) |
| Common state of health |
| I am afraid that I am going to have lifelong wetting problems. | 1 (2.3) | 22 (50.0) | 7 (15.9) | 8 (18.2) | 3 (6.8) | 3 (6.8) | I am often afraid of falling asleep because I might wet my bed. | 0 (0.0) | 27 (61.4) | 7 (15.9) | 7 (15.9) | 2 (4.5) | 1 (2.3) |
| Comprehension of himself/herself |
| I am ashamed because I still wet my bed. | 0 (0.0) | 26 (59.1) | 10 (22.7) | 6 (13.6) | 2 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) |
| Free time |
| I spend most of my free time with my friends. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.8) | 12 (27.3) | 21 (47.7) | 8 (18.2) | I spend most of my free time at home. | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (13.6) | 12 (27.3) | 20 (45.4) | 5 (11.4) |
| Relationships in family |
| I get on well with my parents although I wet my bed. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.3) | 4 (9.1) | 39 (88.6) | I can talk to my parents about everything, including my bed wetting problem. | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (4.6) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (6.8) | 39 (88.6) | It seems to me that I am a burden to my parents because of wetting my bed. | 1 (2.3) | 32 (72.7) | 3 (6.8) | 7 (15.9) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | My relatives know that I wet my bed. | 2 (4.6) | 3 (6.8) | 12 (27.2) | 8 (18.2) | 2 (4.6) | 17 (38.6) |
| Relationship with friends |
| My friends tease me because I wet my bed. | 1 (2.3) | 42 (95.4) | 1 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | I hide my bedwetting problems from my friends. | 0 (0.0) | 15 (34.1) | 5 (11.4) | 8 (18.2) | 3 (6.8) | 13 (29.5) | I can talk honestly to my friends about my bedwetting problem. | 0 (0.0) | 23 (52.3) | 7 (15.9) | 6 (13.6) | 3 (6.8) | 5 (11.4) |
| School |
| When I wake up at night because of wetting my bed I have trouble concentrating in school. | 1 (2.3) | 34 (77.2) | 3 (6.8) | 4 (9.1) | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.3) | Before I go on a school trip I feel very anxious about wetting my bed. | 5 (11.4) | 23 (52.3) | 5 (11.4) | 6 (13.6) | 2 (4.5) | 3 (6.8) |
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