title: [Psychologic status and their influencing factors in congenital microtia patients and their families].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Plastic Surgery Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Jia-mei
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Du
authors.forename: Hong-xing
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Zhuang
authors.forename: Hai-yue
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Wan-hou
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: Xue-chuan
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: 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