China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2018, Vol. 16 ›› Issue (5): 445-448.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2018.05.012

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Mental health, psychological demand and nursing countermeasures in female patients with maxillofacial trauma

LI Li-hua   

  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital & the Second Clinical Medicine of North Sichuan Medical College. Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
  • Received:2017-12-20 Online:2018-09-20 Published:2018-11-06

Abstract: PURPOSE: To investigate and analyze the situation of mental health and psychological needs in female patients with maxillofacial trauma, in order to give nursing intervention. METHODS: Three hundred and twenty female patients with maxillofacial trauma were included for a questionnaire survey. The questionnaire consisted of "symptom rating scale ( SCL -90 )"and "psychological demand questionnaire of female maxillofacial trauma patients". The data were analyzed with SPSS 16.0 software package. RESULTS: Psychosomatic symptoms were formed in female patients with maxillofacial trauma, mainly physical and psychological depression. The highest score was aesthetic demand, followed by physiological demand. CONCLUSIONS: Female patients with maxillofacial trauma had varying degrees of psychological problem, nurses should understand and give them corresponding nursing measures for rehabilitation.

Key words: Female, Maxillofacial trauma, Mental health, Psychological demand, Nursing countermeasures

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