[Psychologic status and their influencing factors in congenital microtia patients and their families].
OBJECTIVE
To study the psychologic status and their influencing factors in congenital microtia patients and their families.


METHODS
Totally one hundred and two congenital microtia patients (79 men, 23 women, mean age 13.62 +/- 7.2 years) were enrolled. The patients and their families answered the questionnaire written by ourselves to identify the psychosocial problems.


RESULTS
(1) 23.5% patients were found to have severe psychosocial problems, such as lack of self-confidence, close and fear and so on. (2) With the growth of age, psychosocial problems of the patients were rated high (P < 0.05). (3) For patients who found their deformations early, psychosocial problems also were rated low. (4) For patients who found their deformations by themselves, psychosocial problems also were rated low. (5) The education and psychosocial impact for parents all affected patients deeply.


CONCLUSIONS
To prevent psychosocial problems, we should operate for patients as early as possible. And correct guidance is very important for youngsters.
Du
Jia-mei
JM
Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
Zhuang
Hong-xing
HX
Jiang
Hai-yue
HY
Pan
Bo
B
Guo
Wan-hou
WH
Li
Xue-chuan
XC
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D004423:Ear / Q000002:abnormalities*; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult