The Association Between Anxiety, Depression, Sexual Dysfunction and Disease Activity in Patients with Peripheral Facial Paralysis
Journal Title: Artuklu International Journal of Health Sciences - Year 2022, Vol 2, Issue 1
Abstract
Peripheral facial palsy is a predominantly unilateral disorder of the facial nerve (VII. cranial nerve), a mixed nerve with both motor and sensory fibers whose main function is to control the muscles of facial expression. As a result of the clinical findings of peripheral facial paralysis, patients with increased anxiety and depressive mood may cause increased anxiety. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between anxiety, depression and sexual function in patients with peripheral facial palsy. The paralysis of the patients in our hospital was graded with the House-Brackmann scale with 60 participants. Emotional status was determined by the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale. Sexual functions were evaluated with the Arizona Sexual Life Scale. At the beginning of this study, we expected that depression and anxiety would be higher in patients with advanced facial paralysis, however, no significant difference was found in correlation tests. However, we observed deterioration in depression and anxiety scores in our case group compared to the control group. The lack of correlation according to the stage of the disease can be explained by the small number of cases. As a suggestion, sexual function evaluations to be made with higher case series may shed light on the psychological basis of this disease in the future.
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Ozkan Yukselmis
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