A study on psychosocial behavioral outcomes of microtia children and their parents after microtia reconstruction
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1009-4598.2018.03.009
- VernacularTitle: 外耳再造术后先天性小耳畸形患者及家属心理状况变化的自身对照研究
- Author:
Feng XUE
1
;
Hongxing ZHUANG
;
Qinghua YANG
Author Information
1. Department of Plastic Surgery, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Publication Type:Clinical Trail
- Keywords:
Reconstruction of aurcle;
Microtia;
Child psychology;
CBCL;
SCL-90
- From:
Chinese Journal of Plastic Surgery
2018;34(3):201-206
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To explore the psycho-social and behavioral outcomes of microtia children and psychological health of their parents after microtia reconstruction, and to observe the effects of microtia reconstruction on the psycho-social health of microtia children and their parents.
Methods:72 patients were recruited and investigated for their psycho-social behavioral problems with Achenbach′s Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). Their parents were investigated for psychological health with symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90). The patients and their parents were both assessed with questionnaire before the after operation (6 to 12months post-operation).
Results:After microtia reconstruction, the scores of CBCL and SCL-90 decreased significantly.①As determined from CBCL, after operation the scores of activity and sociality ability of the patients increased with significant difference in statistics (P<0. 01). The behavioral problems raw scores were lower than that of pre-operation. The percentage of behavioral problems of the microtia children decreased significantly compared with that before operation, it was significant in statistics (P<0. 01). ②As determined from SCL- 90, it is found out that the general scores and the number of positive items of the parents with microtia children decreased with significant difference in statistics (P<0.01). The scores of SCL-90 factors decreased with a significant difference in statistics (P<0.05).
Conclusions:There was significant improvement in the psycho-social behavioral outcomes of microtia children and their patients after microtia reconstruction. There is a positive effect of microtia reconstruction on microtia children and their parents.
