Effects of an early psychological intervention on parents of children with cleft lip/palate.
- Author:
Yangyang WANG
1
;
Yanhua XIN
;
Jian MA
;
Xiuhong XIN
;
Bing SHI
;
Yongqing HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Child; Cleft Lip; Cleft Palate; Female; Humans; Male; Parents
- From: West China Journal of Stomatology 2013;31(4):372-376
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo provide basis for effects of an early psychological intervention on parents of children with cleft lip/palate, and investigate the effects of an early psychological intervention to them.
METHODSOne self-administered questionnaire (SCL-90) was applied in 102 parents of children with cleft lip/palate, compared to 126 parents of healthy individuals on the day of admission. They were given the psychological intervention during hospitalization and 3 months after discharge. The questionnaire (SCL-90) was again applied to them on the day of discharge and 3 months after discharge.
RESULTSUsing the questionnaire (SCL-90), the answer scores of somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression and anxiety etc. were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05). There were no statistical differences during 3 subgroups in the case group (P > 0.05). There were no statistical differences on the day of admission and on the day of discharge (P > 0.05), but there were statistical difference on the day of admission and 3 months after discharge (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONIn this study, the psychosomatic states of parents of children with cleft lip/palate is poor. It's important and greatly significant that we conduct early psychological intervention to parents of children with cleft lip/palate and to the children's psychosomatic health.