STUDY ON THE IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF PATIENTS WHO HAVE SUFFERED CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL TRAUMA
Abstract:
The quality of life of patients who have suffered cranio-maxillofacial trauma is affected by
the occurrence of anxiety and depression, largely because of the aesthetic consequences for patients
on their social and professional life. Aim: This article aims at identifying the occurrence of anxiety or
depression in patients who have suffered cranio-maxillofacial traumas, hospitalized in the Sibiu
County Emergency Clinical Hospital, in 2020. Materials and methods:24 patients answered to a
questionnaire that assessed their level of depression and anxiety after having suffered craniomaxillofacial
trauma. Results: These pathologies bring about a strong impact on patients’ quality of
life, but a reactively small number of the study patients presented depression symptoms. Anxiety was
the dominant symptom in these patients with oro-maxillofacial trauma.
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