Primary students in primary school investigation of the relationship between the patient disorders and parent's attitude

This study was conducted with the aim of investigating the relationship between voiding disorders and parental attitudes of the first graders in primary school. This cross sectional study was carried out in Ayşe Mustafa Sevcan Primary School, Gazi Mustafa Kemal Primary School, Dr. Nilüfer Özyurt Primary School, which belong to Sahinbey District Directorate of National Education in Gaziantep, between the dates of September, 2018 and May, 2019. 982 students form the total population of the study. No sample selection was made in the study. Universal sampling was accepted. Those who accepted to participate in the study, those who were at school at the time of data collection and 420 children and their parents, who completed the data collection forms and returned, were also included in the study. Family Information Form, "Voiding Dysfunctions Symptom Score" and Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) were used as data collection tool. Statistical analysis of the data was done by SPSS 23.0 statistical package program. In the evaluation of the data, the number, percentage and mean values were calculated was used to determine if the data show normal distribution, Normal Distribution Tests were performed and it was found that the distribution was normal according to the test results and parametric (t test, variance analysis) test methods were used according to the results of normality test. The mean score of the students is 2.87 ± 3.66. It is determined that % 8.6 of the students have voiding disorder. When Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) sub-scale mean scores are examined; the average of authoritarian attitude sub-dimension score is 24.12 ± 7.08 and it is determined that the urge dysfunction increases as the authoritarian attitude increases (p<0.05). PAS Allowance Attitude subscale mean score is 20.61 ± 5.54 and it is determined that there is a very low level of positive correlation between the permissive attitude and voiding disorder (p=0.05). It is stated that the mean of the protective attitude sub-dimension score is 35.35 ± 5.79 and Democrat Attitude subscale mean score is 71.30 ± 9.802. As a result, it is concluded that parenting attitudes and behaviors of parents are effective in voiding disorders.