KILINÇASLAN, Hüseyin Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , ABALI, Osman İstanbul Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Ruh Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , AYDOĞDU, İbrahim Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye , BİLİCİ, Mustafa Bezmialem Vakıf Üniversitesi - Tıp Fakültesi - Çocuk Sağlığı ve Hastalıkları Anabilim Dalı, Türkiye

Impact of treatment on quality of life in children with functional constipation

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a change in the quality of life (QOL) in preschool children with functional constipation (FC) after undergoing standard treatment. Patients and Methods: Sixty-five patients, between 2-6 years of age, with FC, were included in the study. The mothers completed the Pediatric Quality of Life (QOL) Inventory and Symptom Checklist-90-Revised (SCL-90-R) before starting the treatment and at the 6th week of the treatment. The change in QOL and SCL-90-R scores were compared using repeated measures ANOVA and Wilcoxon tests. Results: Mother-perceived total QOL was improved at 6th week of treatment compared with baseline (82.87 ± 13.91 vs 74.24 ± 15.40, p 0.001) and improvement in all domains of QOL was significant. A significant decrease in the global severity index (GSI) of maternal psychological distress (1.09 ± 0.76 vs 0.78 ± 0.64, p 0.001) was also reported. Improvement in physical, social and total QOL was maintained after GSI scores of the mothers were statistically controlled. Conclusion: Significant improvement in all QOL categories was detected. Decrease in symptoms of constipation seemed to effect physical and social aspects of QOL directly, whereas improvement in emotional functioning seemed rather be an indirect effect of treatment via decrease in psychological distress of the mothers.

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Functional constipation , Quality of life , Preschool children , Treatment

Marmara Medical Journal

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