Hägglöf B, Andrén O, Bergström E, Marklund L, Wendelius M
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Umeå, Sweden.
Eur Urol. 1998;33 Suppl 3:16-9. doi: 10.1159/000052236.
A study of self-esteem before and after medical treatment was performed in children with primary nocturnal enuresis (NE) and urinary incontinence (UI). The NEUI children and the controls were recruited from the normal population in the town of Umeå, Sweden. In total, 66 NEUI children and 64 controls entered the study. Clinical examination, laboratory and psychological tests were performed before the start of treatment. Follow-up investigations were done 3 and 6 months after the start of treatment. To assess self-esteem we used the Swedish self-esteem questionnaire 'I think I am'. Compared to controls, the NEUI children had significant impairment of self-esteem before the start of treatment. Within the NEUI group, boys had lower self-esteem than girls. After 6 months of treatment, the NEUI children had the same levels of self-esteem as the control group. The NEUI children that had become totally dry had significantly better self-esteem at 6-month follow-up as compared to the NEUI children with persisting NEUI problems. In conclusion, the study shows that NEUI children have low self-esteem and that their self-esteem may be normalized with proper treatment.
对原发性夜间遗尿（NE）和尿失禁（UI）儿童治疗前后的自尊情况进行了一项研究。NEUI儿童和对照组从瑞典于默奥镇的正常人群中招募。共有66名NEUI儿童和64名对照者进入该研究。在治疗开始前进行了临床检查、实验室检查和心理测试。在治疗开始后3个月和6个月进行了随访调查。为了评估自尊，我们使用了瑞典自尊问卷“我认为我是”。与对照组相比，NEUI儿童在治疗开始前自尊有显著受损。在NEUI组内，男孩的自尊低于女孩。治疗6个月后，NEUI儿童的自尊水平与对照组相同。与仍存在NEUI问题的NEUI儿童相比，在6个月随访时完全不再尿床的NEUI儿童自尊明显更好。总之，该研究表明NEUI儿童自尊较低，且通过适当治疗其自尊可能恢复正常。
