Publication: The comparison of anxiety levels in children who underwent invasive or non-invasive urodynamic studies
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2022-05-13
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INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVE: Urodynamic studies play
an important role in the evaluation of children with lower urinary tract
dysfunction. In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of invasive
and non-invasive urodynamic studies on the anxiety levels of children
with the help of an anxiety scale.
METHODS: Children aged 8-17 years who were scheduled for
uroflowmetry (UF) or filling cystometry (FC) and who agreed to fill out an
anxiety scale were included in the study. It was the first UF or FC of all
children. “The Screen for Child Anxiety Related Disorders (SCARED)”
form consisting of 41 questions was used in the evaluation. All children
included in the study filled the form themselves. The SCARED results of
children who underwent UF and FC were compared.
RESULTS: A total of 56 children with a mean age of 10.85þ/-
2.98 years were included in the study. 31 (55.4%) of the children were
females and 25 (44.6%) were males. The number of children who had
UF was 26 (46.4%; 8.5 (8-14) years), and 30 (53.6%; 11.5 (8-17) years)
had FC. The total SCARED scores of the children who underwent UF
and FC were 26.5 (5-75) and 27 (2-57), respectively, and there was no
statistical difference (p[0.980) (Table 1). A significant difference was
found only in "Separation Anxiety Disorder" among sub-score
evaluations (p[0.049) (Table 1). In children who underwent filling
cystometry, there was no statistical difference in the total SCARED
score between those who did and did not do clean intermittent
catheterization (28 (3-41); 27 (2-57), respectively) (p[0.860).
CONCLUSIONS: The SCARED scores above 25 indicate an
anxiety disorder, and interestingly, in this study, both the invasive and
noninvasive urodynamic study groups scored over 25. We consider that
non-invasive urodynamic tests may cause stress on children as much
as invasive ones.
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Tıp, Sağlık Bilimleri, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri, Üroloji, Pediatrik Üroloji, Medicine, Health Sciences, Surgery Medicine Sciences, Urology, Pediatric Urology, Klinik Tıp (MED), Klinik Tıp, ÜROLOJİ VE NEFROLOJİ, CERRAHİ, Clinical Medicine (MED), CLINICAL MEDICINE, UROLOGY & NEPHROLOGY, SURGERY, Nefroloji, Cerrahi, Nephrology, Surgery
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Sekerci C. A., Can Ozkan O., Tanidir Y., Tarcan T., Yucel S., \"THE COMPARISON OF ANXIETY LEVELS IN CHILDREN WHO UNDERWENT INVASIVE OR NON-INVASIVE URODYNAMIC STUDIES\", AUA 2022, Louisiana, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri, 13 - 16 Mayıs 2022, cilt.207, ss.138