Depression in Chinese Patients with Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Preliminary Study.

ABSTRACT: (1) Objectives: To investigate the difference in prevalence of depression between patients with CL/P (cleft lip and/or palate) and analyze the possible demographic factors that affect the prevalence of depression in Chinese patients with CL/P. (2) Methods: Patients with CL (cleft lip only), CP (cleft palate), and CLP (cleft lip and palate) were included in the study group. Non-CL/P individuals were included in the control group. The Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) was used to screen the depression of Chinese patients with CL/P. The different proportions of different depression groups between the CL/P group and the control groups were tested by the Fisher-Freeman-Halton test and Bonferroni correction. The scores between the study groups and the control group were analyzed by one-way AN

SUBMITTER: Xia W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9959099 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature