An Investigation on the Psychological Status of the 65 Cases of 7-15 Years Old Children with Cleft Lip and Palate / 昆明医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To provide theoretical basis and data support for cleft lip and palate sequence therapy by analyzing the psychological status and characteristics of 7-15 years old children with Cleft Lip or Palate. Me thods 65 cases of 7-15 years old children with Cleft Lip or Palate who were in-patients of the 2 nd people's hospital of Yunnan province from Oct 2014 to Dec 2016 accepted two questionnaires survey Self-esteem scale and social avoidance and distress scale. Re s ults (1) the proportion of high, moderate and low self-esteem was 27.7％, 49.2％ and 23.1％, respectively, and the average score of male and female self-esteem was 29.818 2 and 27.285 7 respectively (P ＜ 0.05); (2) The mean value of social avoidance and distress in children with cleft lip and palate of mean value was 11.492 3 and 11.492 3, respectively, which have significant differences with value "9"; the mean value between male and female of social avoidance were 10.772 7 and 13.000 0, and of social distress were 11.659 1 and 11.659 1, respectively, in both cases there is no significant difference between male and female (P＞0.05). Conclusion The distributions of self-esteem of children with cleft lip and palate were normal, and compared with the theoretical distribution, there was no significant difference. Male children had significantly higher self-esteem than female. Children with cleft lip and palate were more avoidant and anxious, and there was no significant difference between males and females.