Prevalence of depressive symptoms in patients with cleft lip and palate

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Volpe, Fernando Madalena¹  Aquino, Sibele Nascimento de²  Lima, Leonardo Santos³  Ribeiro, Gustavo Silveira⁴ 

[1] Centro Pró-Sorriso, Alfenas, Brazil;Fundação Hospitalar do Estado de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil;Universidade Estadual de Montes Claros, Montes Claros, Brazil;Universidade José do Rosário Vellano, Alfenas, Brazil

关键词: Cleft lip;    Cleft palate;    Depression;    Child;    Adolescent.;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.01.004

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) represent the most common congenital anomalies of the face.OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with nonsyndromic cleft lip and/or palate (nsCL/P).METHODS: We conducted an observational, case-control study, with a case study group composed of 61 patients with nsCL/P, aged 7-17 years, and a control group of 61clinically normal patients. Both groups were selected at the same institution.RESULTS: Depressive symptoms were observed in the case group (nsCL/P), but there were no statistically significant differences compared to the control group. No association was found between the two groups (case and control) in relation to sociodemographic variables: gender, age and education.CONCLUSIONS: This study identified the prevalence of depressive symptoms in children and adolescents with nsCL/P from a localized geographic population, although the results were not statistically significant when compared to the control group, not justifying the use of CDI (Child Depression Inventory) as a screening instrument for depressive symptoms in the examined population.

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