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Tytuł:
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Analysis of Psychological Assessments Affecting Patients Undergoing Treatment for Chest Wall Deformities.
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Autorzy:
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Alqadi GO; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chelsea Children's Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Fdn Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK.; Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy 'Carol Davila', Bucharest, Romania.
Saxena AK; Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chelsea Children's Hospital, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Fdn Trust, Imperial College London, London, UK.
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Źródło:
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The American surgeon [Am Surg] 2023 May; Vol. 89 (5), pp. 1923-1929. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Aug 12.
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Typ publikacji:
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Journal Article; Review
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Język:
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English
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Imprint Name(s):
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Publication: 2020- : [Thousand Oaks, CA] : SAGE Publications in association with Southeastern Surgical Congress
Original Publication: Atlanta Ga : Southeastern Surgical Congress
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MeSH Terms:
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Thoracic Wall*/surgery
Funnel Chest*/surgery
Pectus Carinatum*/psychology
Pectus Carinatum*/surgery
Humans ; Quality of Life/psychology ; Body Image/psychology
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Contributed Indexing:
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Keywords: chest wall deformities; pectus carinatum; pectus excavatum; psychology; quality of life
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Entry Date(s):
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Date Created: 20210812 Date Completed: 20230612 Latest Revision: 20230612
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Update Code:
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20240105
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DOI:
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10.1177/00031348211038585
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PMID:
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34382882
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Aim: This study aimed to review the literature with regard to the psychological aspects in patients with pectus excavatum (PE) and pectus carinatum (PC).
Methods: The literature was reviewed by analyzing articles on PubMed using the search terms "psychology" and "pectus."
Results: The literature search revealed 22 articles that offered a total of 2214 patients for analysis. Regarding chest wall deformities (CWD), there were 15 articles referring to PE, 4 articles on PC, and 3 pertaining to both PE and PC. Authors used various types of questionnaires and 14 studies which also included a parent questionnaire. There are 14 reports which analyzed both the preoperative and postoperative psychological status and 4 reports in which a control group was used. Treatment of CWD was shown to have consistently positive results. There is no consensus regarding the correlation between severity of CWD and psychological issues. Only 2 studies found no statistically significant results after treatment.
Conclusions: The literature reveals a great concern for psychosocial issues in CWD patients. Most articles describe improvement in overall quality of life (QOL) after surgery. An increase in social and physical function, body image, and self-esteem was observed in CWD patients, which is supported by parent responses.
