Abstract:

Objective   To explore the anxiety of the patients with Bell′s facial paralysis and its influencing factors. Methods   56 patients with Bell′s facial paralysis were rated with Hamilton anxiety scale. All the patients were grouped by relevant factors, and the differences among the groups were compared. Results   There were 49 patients(87.7%)  with obvious symptoms of anxiety, which was related with gender, age and the course of disease. The proportion of the female patients suffering from anxiety was higher than the males. Patients less than 30 years old showed more severe anxiety than those over 30. No correlation was found between the severity of facial paralysis and anxiety. Conclusion   Anxiety was common in the Bell′s facial paralysis patients, especially in the young women. The patients with mild facial paralysis may accompnay with severe symptoms of anxiety. More attentions should be paid to the psychological problems of such Bell′s facial paralysis patients.

Key words: Facial paralysis； Anxiety； Hamilton anxiety scale