Psychiatric referral is required in children with vaginal foreign body injury: A case-control study from China

The rate of vaginal foreign body (VFB) injury has been increasing in recent years. VFB will cause vaginal inflammation, injury and negative psychological impacts in girls. Our study aimed to elucidate the need of psychological referral in children with VFB. A case-control study was performed. A tota...

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Published in:Journal of pediatric nursing 2020-07, Vol.53, p.e195-e198
Main Authors: Sun, Liying, Wang, Chaoqun, Shen, Qiuxiang, Zhu, Li, Gao, Huihui, Chen, Dandan, Jin, Lingling
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case-Control Studies
Child
China - epidemiology
Family environment scale
Female
Foreign Bodies
Humans
Infant
Nursing
Parental child-rearing practices
Parenting
Referral and Consultation
Social anxiety scale
Vaginal foreign body
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Summary:The rate of vaginal foreign body (VFB) injury has been increasing in recent years. VFB will cause vaginal inflammation, injury and negative psychological impacts in girls. Our study aimed to elucidate the need of psychological referral in children with VFB. A case-control study was performed. A total of 67 girls who visited the clinic due to vaginal foreign bodies were recruited. A questionnaire and Family environment scale-Chinese version (FES-CV) and social anxiety scale for children-Chinese version (SASC-CV) were completed by parents and children. Demographic information, parenting pattern, girls' social anxiety status, and their daily life trajectory and outdoor activities were collected. The mean age of the 67 girls with VFB was 6.6 ± 2.1 years with a range of 2 years10 months-13 years. The 72 girls of the control group were age-matched with the patients. Scorings in two subscales of FES-CV including family cohesion, emotion expression were significantly lower in the VFB group than those in the control group (7.2 ± 2.4 vs. 7.9 ± 1.7, p 
ISSN:0882-5963
1532-8449
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2020.04.002