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INTRODUCTION: Monosymptomatic enuresis nocturia (MEN) is characterized urinary incontinence without frequent urination, urge and urge incontinence during day. The social and psychological problems can be arise on both children and their family due to enuresis, mothers taking care of these children can become restless, lonely and helpless; by time. We aimed to compare the life qualities of both children and their mother before and after the treatment. METHODS: Forty-seven children diagnosed as MEN, aged between 6-18 years were included into the study. Desmopressin was given after diagnosis. Life Quality Scale for Children (LQSC) and SF-36 form for mothers were practiced before treatment and on 3rd months of treatment. Health activity scores, emotional score, interrelations with others and school problem scores were evaluated by LQSC before and after treatment in children. SF-36 forms practiced on mothers had total 8 scales; consisting of physical functional score, ache assessment, physical play difficulty, social functions, viability, mental health, emotional status and general health. RESULTS: The mean age of children were 11.6 ± 2.3 years and 24 ( 51.1% ) of them were male and 23 (48.9 % ) of them were girl. For the children all scales of LQSC before treatment were markedly low, and after treatment all increased to statistically significant level (P<0.01). Similarly, all 8 scales for mothers were also markedly increased after treatment (P<0.01). CONCLUSION:Enuresis significantly affects the life quality of both children and mothers. Treatment of enuresis with suitable methods and regular follow up improve life quality of patients and their family by markedly decreasing of their stress condition

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