title: The role and importance of consulting psychiatry in paediatric surgery.
abstract: The main aim of this study was to point on role and importance of consulting psychiatry in paediatric population of patients particularly in branch of paediatric surgery. This study is a view to a few years research on biopsychosocial aspect of treatment of long bones fractures in children and adolescents realized in Departments for paediatric surgery of three hospitals, in Zagreb and Rijeka, Croatia, as well as in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in period 2003.-2007. There have been investigated 135 patients, both gender, 10-18 years of age differently treated for long bones limbs' fractures. Basic methods of work were self-reported questionnaires to evaluate the degree of self-esteem, depression, anxiety, quality of life and perception of social support in mentioned patients. Our results pointed at the influence of type of treatment of long bones fractures on psychological variables, mostly on self-esteem and self-perception of quality of life. As a conclusion, we suggest the possibility of psychological preparation of the patients in order to diminish the psychological reaction to the surgical treatment, as well as individual consulting (liaison) psychiatric intervention during the treatment of fractures of long bones according to the individual needs.
authors.affiliation: Psychiatric Hospital Rab, Croatia. sjonovska@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Suzana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jonovska
authors.forename: Vesna Sendula
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Jengić
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011570:Psychiatry / Q000379:methods*; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011788:Quality of Life; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires