Factores psicosociales asociados al desarrollo de niños con mielomeningocele
2002
Camacho Gutiérrez, Sergio | González Palafox, Mario A. | Lara Muñoz, Ma. del Carmen | Torres González, Edith M.
Physicians have always been concerned about preserving life, although emphazining its duration rather than quality independent of what the prognosis is. The current situation in medicine needs answers based on good judgement regarding life in the future. Myelomeningocele is a congenital malformation associated with disability. In 1998 the states reporting more cases were Puebla, Veracruz, state of Mexico, Guanajuato and Jalisco. Although the development of these children is impaired, the factors related have not received much attention. The objective of this study was to identify if some clinical and psychosocial factors were related to the development of children with myelomeningocele, at the Hospital para el Niño Poblano. A descriptive, longitudinal study was done in patients with myelomeningocele diagnosed from 1992 to 1999 at the Hospital para el Niño Poblano. The clinical variables studied were level and size of the myelomeningocele, presence of hydrocephalia and weight at birth. The psychosocial variables were: socioeconomical level, personality of mother and presence of father at home...
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