The effects of constipation on the quality of life of children and mothers

This study, a quasi-experimental study, was planned to investigate the effects of functional constipation on the quality of life (QOL) of children and their mothers. The sample of the study included children with functional constipation and its complications and their families (n=26). The Ped...

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Main Authors: Eda Dolgun, Meryem Yavuz, Ahmet Celik, M Orkan Ergün
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Language:English
Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2013-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1477
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description This study, a quasi-experimental study, was planned to investigate the effects of functional constipation on the quality of life (QOL) of children and their mothers. The sample of the study included children with functional constipation and its complications and their families (n=26). The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) were used. No statistically significant difference was found by SF-36 QOL scale scores of the first and sixth month interviews with the mothers. There was a statistically significant difference in total psychosocial scores of the children. When the PedsQL scores, which were completed during the first and sixth month interviews with the mothers, were compared, there were no statistically significant differences between total physical health scores, total psychosocial scores and total inventory scores.
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spelling doaj-art-874526cb447c481abe98e08dc69139852025-08-20T03:16:22ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212013-04-01552The effects of constipation on the quality of life of children and mothersEda Dolgun0Meryem YavuzAhmet CelikM Orkan ErgünOdemis School of Health, Ege University, İzmir, Turkey. eda.dolgun@ege.edu.tr. This study, a quasi-experimental study, was planned to investigate the effects of functional constipation on the quality of life (QOL) of children and their mothers. The sample of the study included children with functional constipation and its complications and their families (n=26). The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) and Short Form Health Survey-36 (SF-36) were used. No statistically significant difference was found by SF-36 QOL scale scores of the first and sixth month interviews with the mothers. There was a statistically significant difference in total psychosocial scores of the children. When the PedsQL scores, which were completed during the first and sixth month interviews with the mothers, were compared, there were no statistically significant differences between total physical health scores, total psychosocial scores and total inventory scores. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/1477
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