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Ferguson J, De Boos D, Shepherd L. Impact of Surgery on Quality of Life in Families of Children With a Cleft Lip and/or Palate: A Systematic Review. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2025:10556656251321902. [PMID: 40094613 DOI: 10.1177/10556656251321902] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/19/2025] Open
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ObjectiveTo synthesize research exploring the impact of surgery on quality of life (QoL) in families of children with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P).DesignMedline, PsycINFO, CINAHL, and ProQuest databases were systematically searched (from database inception to July 2024) to identify studies exploring QoL in families following surgery for a child with CL/P. Studies were quality appraised using Quality Assessment for Diverse Studies criteria, and a narrative synthesis was undertaken.Main Outcome Measure: Quality of life was explored but specific measures varied across studies.Interventions: Type of surgery being investigated varied across the reviewed studies. This systematic review focussed on both functional and aesthetic surgeries throughout childhood.ResultsOf 157 identified studies, 9 were eligible for inclusion (1 mixed-methods, 1 observational, 1 qualitative, 2 cross-sectional, 4 quasi-experimental). Analysis indicated that QoL was positively impacted by surgery through reduced financial burden, increased sense of mastery/coping, and reduced social impact. However, for some families, new demands (eg, medical/dental appliances, food restrictions), intolerance of uncertainty, and adjustment to changes to their child's appearance were identified following surgery.ConclusionsThere is limited qualitative and quantitative research exploring the impact of a child's cleft surgery on family QoL. The quality of studies included in the review was variable. Supporting families accessing cleft services, especially where QoL and mental health are negatively impacted, is important. Due to the variability within and between the studies, and lack of detail relating to rationale and processes taken, the conclusions from this review are tentative. Further research is needed that addresses methodological and conceptual limitations.
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- Jessica Ferguson
- Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Lincoln, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
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- Trent Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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- Department of Clinical Psychology and Neuropsychology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England
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Kermanian M, Khodayarian M, Tafti AD, Salmani N. Exploring the psychological problems of mothers having the experience of death of children with untreatable genetic disorders: A qualitative study. JOURNAL OF EDUCATION AND HEALTH PROMOTION 2024; 13:281. [PMID: 39310011 PMCID: PMC11414880 DOI: 10.4103/jehp.jehp_1375_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND A newborn with an untreatable genetic disorder could disrupt a family and affect parents' mental health, psycho-social interaction, and parent-child relationships. This study was conducted to explore the psychological problems of mothers having the children with untreatable genetic disorders. MATERIALS AND METHODS This qualitative study was performed using the conventional content analysis method on 15 mothers having the children with untreatable genetic disorders selected by purposeful sampling. In-depth and semi-structured interviews were used to collect data. The recorded interviews were transcribed verbatim immediately and imported into MAXQDA10 software. Lundman and Granheim's content analysis method and Guba and Lincoln's proposed criteria for assessing rigor of the results were used. RESULTS Overall, 1067 primary codes were extracted from the interviews and after the integration of similarities grouped into 19 sub-categories and three major categories including psychological reactions before diagnosis, after determined diagnosis, and after the child's death. CONCLUSIONS The results showed that having the child with untreatable genetic disorder is considered as a notable psychological trauma and causes painful psychological reactions in parents. In this regard, the following approaches are recommended to health professionals: continuous monitoring of mental health of these families, developing a family education program, emotional and psychological support, and genetic counseling.
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- Marzyeh Kermanian
- Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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- Department of Nursing, Meybod School of Nursing, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Somoye MS, Adetayo AM, Adeyemo WL, Ladeinde AL, Gbotolorun MO. A comparative study of quality of life of patients with maxillofacial fracture and healthy controls at two tertiary healthcare institutions. J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg 2021; 47:351-359. [PMID: 34713809 PMCID: PMC8564083 DOI: 10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.5.351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Objectives Despite treatment, the pre-traumatic facial appearance of patients with maxillofacial fractures might not be able to be restored, and this difference can affect the person's quality of life (QoL). This study was designed to evaluate changes in QoL of people with maxillofacial fractures. Materials and Methods The study population was comprised of participants with maxillofacial fracture and age- and sex-matched healthy controls without history of such fracture. QoL was measured using the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire, which was administered to the patients before treatment (Time 1), at 6 weeks post-treatment (Time 2), and at 12 weeks postoperatively (Time 3). The values were compared with those of healthy controls. The QoL was compared between closed reduction group and open reduction and internal fixation group. Results The QoL scores of people with maxillofacial fracture before treatment were significantly lower (P=0.001) than those of healthy controls in all domains of the WHOQOL-BREF. The QoL scores in the psychological and social domains of patients with maxillofacial fracture at Time 3 were still lower than those of healthy controls (P=0.001). Conclusion The QoL of patients with maxillofacial fracture was significantly reduced before treatment in all domains and remained reduced in both psychological and social domains weeks after treatment. Therefore, clinicians must be aware of and manage the residual psychosocial issues that can accompany the post-treatment period of maxillofacial injury.
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- Mayowa Solomon Somoye
- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Nigeria
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- Department of Surgery, Benjamin Carson Snr School of Medicine, Babcock University, Ilisan-Remo, Nigeria
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Nigeria
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- Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba, Nigeria
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Çınar S, Ay A, Boztepe H, Gürlen E. "Unexpected event": Having an infants with cleft lip and/or palate. Congenit Anom (Kyoto) 2021; 61:38-45. [PMID: 33103293 DOI: 10.1111/cga.12398] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study aimed to determine the difficulties that the mothers of infants with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) go through, the problems they encounter in this process, and how they perceive the support of healthcare professionals, families, and friends. The study used a phenomenological approach from qualitative research methods. The study sample included 18 mothers of 0 to 3-month-old infants with CL/P. The data were collected using socio-demographic information form and semi-structured interview form. The data obtained from the interviews were evaluated using content and thematic analysis approaches. On the basis of the interviews conducted with mothers of infants with CL/P, the following themes emerged: (a) "unexpected event: having an infant with CL/P," (b) "using social media," (c) "stigma," and (d) "uncertainty of long-term treatment." In this study, it was determined that mothers experienced shock, confusion, sadness, and disappointment in this process; therefore, they used social media to seek support from the families as well as conducted research on the disease that involved a lot of uncertainty due to long-term treatments. The present study can help healthcare professionals, who play a role in the care and treatment of infants with CL/P, to understand and know what mothers need in the preoperative period.
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- Sevil Çınar
- Pediatric Nursing Department, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Başkent University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Atılım University, Ankara, Turkey
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- Faculty of Education, Department of Educational Sciences, Curriculum and Instruction, Hacettepe University Ankara, Turkey
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Rozensztrauch A, Śmigiel R, Błoch M, Patkowski D. The Impact of Congenital Esophageal Atresia on the Family Functioning. J Pediatr Nurs 2020; 50:e85-e90. [PMID: 31027866 DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2019.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 04/10/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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PURPOSE Most of the research in the field of esophageal atresia (EA) is focused on diagnostic problems and surgery. There is scarce literature addressing the impact of EA on the lives of families of patients. The aim of this paper is to investigate whether the presence of underlying associated malformations, disease-specific feeding problems and prematurity would have a significant influence on the family of a child after surgical repair of EA. DESIGN AND METHODS The study sample consisted of 73 participants who were parents of children after surgery of EA. The impact of EA on families was assessed using an Authors-Designed Questionnaire (ADQ) to collect medical and sociodemographic background data as well as standardized questionnaire: the PedsQL™ Family Impact Module (PedsQL-FIM). RESULTS The presence of cardiac impairment significantly (p = 0.037) affects the functioning of the family in the emotional domain. The coexistence of skeletal impairment seems to have the greatest impact on the functioning of the family, three statistically significant correlations have been demonstrated: (p = 0.021) - in the social domain, (p = 0.009) - in the cognitive domain and (p = 0.023) - in the domain of communication. The families of patients with tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) had the statistically lower (p < 0.05) score of functioning in the emotional domain than those with children without TEF. CONCLUSION Feeding problems and the presence of associated anomalies significantly affect the functioning of the family of the child with EA.
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- Anna Rozensztrauch
- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Neonatology, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Propaedeutics of Paediatrics and Rare Disorders, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
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- Department of Paediatrics, Division of Propaedeutics of Paediatrics and Rare Disorders, Faculty of Health Science, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Paediatrics Surgery and Urology, Wroclaw Medical University, Wrocław, Poland.
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Parents' Experiences of Their Child's Craniosynostosis and the Initial Care Process. J Craniofac Surg 2019; 31:251-256. [PMID: 31764563 DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000006033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Craniosynostosis is usually diagnosed in early infancy. Treatment almost always involves surgery and care is optimally organized around an interdisciplinary team of specialists at a craniofacial center. This study aimed to investigate Swedish parents' experiences of having a child with craniosynostosis and their perceptions of the initial care process. Semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with 20 parents (10 fathers and 10 mothers) of children with nonsyndromic craniosynostosis who were undergoing surgery at the Uppsala Craniofacial Center. A thematic data analysis revealed 6 themes presented in a timeline following the parents' journey from detection of their child's abnormal skull shape to waiting for surgery: Detection of the abnormal skull shape, thoughts, and feelings before the appointment with the craniofacial team, an appointment with the craniofacial team, searching the Internet and social media, waiting for surgery, and suggestions for improvement. Although meeting with the craniofacial team was considered informative, parents expressed concerns about surgery and their infant's long-term prognosis were evident. Most parents had no previous knowledge about craniosynostosis and craniofacial syndromes and wished for more information already at the time of its detection. The Internet was used both at the time of suspicion that something was wrong with the child and later to learn about risks and consequences, alternative treatments and prognosis.
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Harmer M, Wootton S, Gilbert R, Anderson C. Association of nutritional status and health-related quality of life in children with chronic kidney disease. Qual Life Res 2019; 28:1565-1573. [PMID: 30637552 PMCID: PMC6522445 DOI: 10.1007/s11136-019-02104-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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PURPOSE Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important, patient-centred measure. Although nutritional status is altered in children with CKD, the impact of nutritional status on HRQoL in this population has not been explored. The aims of this study are to report the HRQoL scores as assessed by the validated PedsQL™ questionnaire and to explore the relationship of HRQoL scores to markers of nutritional status. It will also examine the concordance between the scores of the child and their parent/carer. METHODS A single-centre, cross-sectional, observational study was performed exploring the markers of nutritional status (anthropometry-including presence of obesity, micronutrient status and appetite) and HRQoL and assessed by the PedsQL™ questionnaire in children aged 3-18 years with pre-dialysis, conservatively managed CKD. RESULTS A total of 46 children were recruited, with a mean age of 10.5 years. HRQoL scores were lower than in healthy controls throughout all domains. Lower scores were associated with short stature and poor appetite. Markers of obesity or micronutrient status were not associated with HRQoL scores. DISCUSSION Nutritional status impacts upon HRQoL. Further study is needed to evaluate how changing nutritional status may affect HRQoL in children with CKD, and this may be used to facilitate the development of patient-centred treatment goals and plans.
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- Matthew Harmer
- Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
- University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK.
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre-Nutrition, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, E-level, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK.
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- University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre-Nutrition, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, E-level, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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- Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
- University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK
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- Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre-Nutrition, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton General Hospital, E-level, Tremona Road, Southampton, SO16 6YD, UK
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Simeone S, Pucciarelli G, Perrone M, Angelo GD, Teresa R, Guillari A, Gargiulo G, Comentale G, Palma G. The lived experiences of the parents of children admitted to a paediatric cardiac intensive care unit. Heart Lung 2018; 47:631-637. [PMID: 30173952 DOI: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 08/02/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Congenital heart disease is a common birth defect rather than a paediatric disease. Parents often discover this disease after their children's birth and then often learn that cardiac surgery is the only solution. A child's admission to a paediatric cardiac intensive care unit (PCICU) may lead to high levels of stress, anxiety and depression in parents. OBJECTIVES To describe the lived experiences of mothers and fathers during their children's confinement in a PCICU. METHODS A phenomenological study was conducted. This method combines descriptive features (Husserlian) and interpretive phenomenology (Gadamerian). The subjects were interviewed with open questions to allow them full freedom of expression and were asked to describe their experiences when their children were admitted to the PCICU. Each interview was audio-recorded and lasted between 20 and 60 minutes. The researchers involved in the analysis each independently immersed themselves in the data by reading and re-reading the transcripts in order to gain a sense of the whole dataset. The extrapolation of the themes followed. The individual researchers compared the various extrapolated themes. RESULTS We enrolled 16 participants. Three main themes emerged: 1) the fear of the potential loss of their children, (2) the feeling of having lost their roles as parents and (3) the desire to receive more information and be an active part of the treatment process. CONCLUSION A child's admission to a PCICU requires healthcare staff to take care of the child's family members as well. Knowing about mothers' and fathers' experiences is crucial in implementing a holistic and multidisciplinary process of care.
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- Silvio Simeone
- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Emergency, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biomedicine and Prevention, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Emergency, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Emergency, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Hygiene, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Borghini A, Despars J, Habersaat S, Turpin H, Monnier M, Ansermet F, Hohlfeld J, Muller-Nix C. ATTACHMENT IN INFANTS WITH CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE: MARGINAL SECURITY AND ITS CHANGES OVER TIME. Infant Ment Health J 2018; 39:242-253. [PMID: 29489020 DOI: 10.1002/imhj.21696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study examines the attachment quality and how this changed over time among infants who had cleft lip and palate (CLP), by conducting a prospective longitudinal study addressing the effects of this type of perinatal event on the parent-infant relationship and the emotional development of the infants. At 12 months of age, the Strange Situation Paradigm (SSP; M. Ainsworth, M.C. Blehar, E. Waters, & T. Wall, 1978) was administered to a sample of 38 CLP infants (born between 2003 and 2010) and 17 healthy controls. At 4 years of age, the Attachment Story Completion Task (ASCT; I. Bretherton, D. Ridgeway, & J. Cassidy, 1990) was administered to 32 individuals from the CLP sample and 14 from the control group. As reported in the literature, CLP infants display secure attachment behaviors as frequently as do control infants (55%). However, a more detailed analysis of the attachment scales revealed that CLP infants show more avoidance and less proximity seeking. In addition, a closer examination of the subcategories of attachment styles revealed that most CLP infants (71%) displayed distal attachment strategies such as the B1/B2 or A1/A2 subcategories. At 4 years old, CLP infants clearly displayed more deactivation and less security than did the control sample. Moreover, when detailing the evolution of attachment individually, almost 60% of the CLP children showing distal strategies at 12 months became deactivated or disorganized when they reached 4 years. Indeed, subtle differences in attachment behaviors at 12 months old-which can be considered marginally secure at that age-may reveal attachment vulnerabilities, which seem to be more apparent over the course of development.
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Rosenberg RE, Clark RA, Chibbaro P, Hambrick HR, Bruzzese JM, Feudtner C, Mendelsohn A. Factors Predicting Parent Anxiety Around Infant and Toddler Postoperative and Pain. Hosp Pediatr 2017; 7:313-319. [PMID: 28512138 DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2016-0166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Understanding of parent anxiety and its effect on infant postoperative pain is limited. We sought to identify psychological factors associated with preoperative anxiety for parents of infants and toddlers undergoing elective surgery and to determine whether parent anxiety is associated with child postoperative pain. METHODS This was a prospective cohort study of consecutively eligible patients aged ≤18 months undergoing craniofacial surgery and their parents. Preoperative parent assessment included anxiety, coping, parent health locus of control, and self-efficacy. Postoperative inpatient child pain scores and medication use were collected. Analyses included hierarchical multivariable logistic and linear regression models. RESULTS Parents (n = 71, 90% female) of young children (mean age 6.6 months) undergoing cleft lip or palate (n = 59) or cranial vault repair (n = 13) were enrolled. Maladaptive coping (odds ratio 1.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-1.6), low parent self-efficacy (odds ratio 2.4; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-4.5), and external locus of control (odds ratio 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.1-2.9) were independently associated with high parental anxiety. The adjusted odds of moderate/severe parent anxiety was 3.6 (95% confidence interval, 1.5-9.1) higher with each SD increase in maladaptive coping. High parental anxiety was correlated with significantly higher hospital mean child pain scores (1.87 points on 0-10 scale; 95% confidence interval, 0.42-3.70; P = .045). CONCLUSIONS Coping and self-efficacy are modifiable factors that contribute to parent anxiety before and during hospitalization and may be targets for intervention. Infants and toddlers undergoing elective craniofacial surgery with highly anxious parents may be at greater risk for higher postoperative pain.
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- Rebecca E Rosenberg
- Departments of Pediatrics and .,Hassenfeld Children's Hospital at NYU Langone, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwest, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Surgery, University of Texas Southwest, Houston, Texas.,Plastic Surgery, New York University School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Abualfaraj R, Daly B, McDonald F, Scambler S. Cleft lip and palate in context: Learning from, and adding to, the sociological literature on long-term conditions. Health (London) 2017; 22:372-388. [DOI: 10.1177/1363459317693409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cleft lip and palate is a common congenital anomaly affecting males and females. While there is psychological research on cleft lip and palate, there is relatively little research exploring the social context of cleft lip and palate and the experiences of living with the condition on a daily basis. Drawing on common themes emerging from sociological work which have explored the experiences of people living with long-term conditions (uncertainty, social relations, self-esteem and self-image and biomedical concerns), we argue that these themes can be used to help elucidate the experiences of people living with cleft lip and palate. Within this framework, the findings of a qualitative study exploring the experiences of people living with cleft lip and palate are presented. The results suggest that all four themes can be found within the accounts of people living with cleft lip and palate, and there are many commonalities between the experiences of these people and those living with other long-term conditions. Conversely there are interesting areas of divergence. Unlike most long-term conditions, cleft lip and palate is not degenerative and treatment means symptoms will reduce over time. This is reflected in narratives around ‘normality’ as the endpoint of the care pathway. In addition, prenatal diagnosis means that the vast majority of participants within this study were born into, and grew up within, the care pathway. This has implications for the way in which cleft lip and palate is understood and the provision of information, relationships with members of the care team over time and the temporal and contextualised impact of cleft lip and palate on social relations and the self.
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- Dublin Dental University Hospital, Ireland
- King’s College London, UK
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Feragen KB, Rumsey N, Heliövaara A, Boysen BM, Johannessen EC, Havstam C, Marcusson A, Nyberg J, Pedersen NH, Bogh-Nielsen J, Eyres P, Bradbury E, Semb G. Scandcleft randomised trials of primary surgery for unilateral cleft lip and Palate: 9. Parental report of social and emotional experiences related to their 5-year-old child's cleft diagnosis. J Plast Surg Hand Surg 2017; 51:73-80. [DOI: 10.1080/2000656x.2016.1254643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Centre for Appearance Research, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleft Palate and Craniofacial Centre, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Copenhagen Cleft Palate Centre, University Hospital of Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Dentofacial Orthopedics, Maxillofacial Unit, University Hospital Linköping, Linkjöping, Sweden
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- Division of Speech and Language Pathology, Stockholm Craniofacial Team, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Dental School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Dental School, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway
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BACKGROUND The authors evaluated health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CLP). METHODS A descriptive, observational, cross-sectional study was conducted in the largest referral facility for treating individuals with CLP in Sergipe state. The authors created 3 groups with 97 subjects each: CLP, family, and control. An initial cognitive evaluation was performed with the Mini-Mental State Examination, and the Medical Outcomes Study 36 item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) was applied to evaluate HRQoL in individuals with sufficient cognitive capacity. RESULTS Individuals with CLP usually had a primary education, were single, and had incomes between 1 and 2 minimum wages, and slightly more than half presented with a transforamen cleft (59.8%). No significant difference was observed in the overall HRQoL score among the 3 groups (cleft: 72.2; family: 70.6; control: 72.5). Individuals with CLP had a lower average on the Emotional Aspects domain of the SF-36 than that in the control group, whereas the CLP group had higher averages in the Vitality domain when compared with their relatives. Men had higher averages on the Physical Function (PF) and Mental Health (MH) domains. Patients operated on at the optimal time (≤12 months of age) had higher mean PF domain scores. CONCLUSIONS Patients with CLP and their families often represent people with low purchasing power, strengthening the socioeconomic inequality. Although the global HRQoL was similar among all groups surveyed, the cleft influenced both the patients and their relatives.
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Cassell CH, Grosse SD, Kirby RS. Leveraging birth defects surveillance data for health services research. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 100:815-21. [DOI: 10.1002/bdra.23330] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Cynthia H. Cassell
- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta Georgia
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- National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Atlanta Georgia
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- Birth Defects Surveillance Program; Department of Community and Family Health; College of Public Health, University of South Florida; Tampa Florida
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Tierney S, O'Brien K, Harman NL, Madden C, Sharma RK, Callery P. Risks and benefits of ventilation tubes and hearing aids from the perspective of parents of children with cleft palate. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol 2013; 77:1742-8. [PMID: 24007893 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2013.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2013] [Revised: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To understand parents' experiences of treatment of otitis media with effusion (OME) for children with cleft palate. METHODS Qualitative interviews with parents of 37 children who had non-syndromic cleft palate (with or without cleft lip). They were recruited from two cleft centres in northern England. Participants talked about choices, information, decision-making and satisfaction with ventilation tubes (VTs) and/or hearing aids (HAs). Interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. Themes were developed using Framework Analysis. RESULTS VTs and HAs were not considered as equal treatments by interviewees, due to physical risks associated with the former and social consequences with the latter. The inequality was explained within three main themes: (1) treatment recommendations - most parents did not recall being offered options when OME was first treated; VTs tended to be presented initially followed by HAs if VTs had been inserted more than once. Treatment recommendations came from medical specialists, although participants could also be influenced by other parents' stories; (2) beliefs about mechanisms of treatments - interviewees believed VTs could address the underlying cause of OME by draining fluid. Some parents felt HAs signified a deterioration in hearing and an escalation of care. Improvements in hearing were reported by interviewees with VTs and HAs; (3) demands on parents - participants often saw the insertion of VTs as opportunistic, alongside another procedure (e.g. palatal closure). They could feel disappointed when VTs fell out or were perceived to have caused ear infections. Parental involvement was on-going for HAs (e.g. ordering batteries and tubes). Parents expressed fears about the potential for social stigma of HAs, although none reported significant teasing of children because they wore HAs. CONCLUSIONS Parents' views about treatment for OME were shaped by differing perceptions about anticipated risks and benefits. VTs may have been seen as a simple fix, inserted alongside another procedure, but some interviewees had concerns about possible physical consequences. Others were more worried about anticipated social stigma associated with HAs. However, parents of children who wore a HA described them as easy to manage and well tolerated, at least until children got older and started to comment on their appearance.
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- S Tierney
- University of Manchester (Healing Foundation Centre for Cleft Craniofacial Research), United Kingdom.
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Nguyen C, Hernandez-Boussard T, Khosla RK, Curtin CM. A National Study on Craniosynostosis Surgical Repair. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2013; 50:555-60. [DOI: 10.1597/11-324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective Our study aimed to use national data to assess the perioperative outcomes of craniosynostosis surgical repair. Design Data were obtained from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Kids Inpatient Database from 1997, 2000, 2003, and 2006. Setting Community hospitals in the United States. Patients The cohort was identified using the ICD-9-CM procedure codes for craniosynostosis surgical repair (2.01, 2.03, 2.04, 2.06). Main Outcome Measures(s) We determined patient and hospital characteristics. We clustered patients by age group (7 months, 7 to 12 months, 1 to 3 years) and assessed mortality, comorbidities, mean length of stay (LOS), and total charge. We performed logistic regression with our dependent variable being longer average hospital stay: LOS > 4.2 days. Results We found 3426 patients. Average age at the time of surgery was 181 days (SD 84). Average length of stay was 4.2 days. The majority of the patients were boys (66%), white (71%), and insured (93%). Nearly all patients underwent surgery in a teaching hospital (98%) in urban centers (99%). Approximately 10% of patients experienced an acute complication, most commonly hemorrhages or hematomas and airway or respiratory failure. Patients ages 1 to 3 years had the highest rates of comorbidities and a longer LOS. Mortality rate was <1%. Conclusions Craniosynostosis surgery is safe with low rates of mortality and acute complications. LOS >4.2 appears to be associated more with comorbidities than with complications. Higher rates of comorbidities and LOS >4.2 days for patients age 1 to 3 years warrant addition research to assess potential barriers to care.
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Staff Physician Palo Alto VA Hospital, Palo Alto, California
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- Division of Plastic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, and Staff Physician Palo Alto VA Hospital, Palo Alto, California
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Lemacks J, Fowles K, Mateus A, Thomas K. Insights from parents about caring for a child with birth defects. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2013; 10:3465-82. [PMID: 23965922 PMCID: PMC3774449 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10083465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2013] [Revised: 07/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/29/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Birth defects affect 1 in 33 babies. Having a child with a birth defect impacts the whole family. Parents of children who have birth defects face unique challenges and desire to make life better for their kids. They also want to help to prevent birth defects in the future. Some of the challenges parents face involve communication with healthcare professionals, quality of life issues, creating awareness and advocating for research and funding, finding resources and support, and helping teens transition to appropriate, specialized adult care. This paper addresses these issues and their sub-issues, provides examples, and makes suggestions for improvement and research.
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- Jodi Lemacks
- NBDPN Parent Advisory Group, 8150 N. Central Expwy., M2248, Dallas, TX 75206, USA
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +1-804-419-7028; Fax: +1-214-295-9552
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- NBDPN Parent Advisory Group, 11 Michael Townsend Court, Newark, DE 19702, USA; E-Mail:
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- NBDPN Parent Advisory Group, 601 N 300 W, Spanish Fork, UT 84660, USA; E-Mail:
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- NBDPN Parent Advisory Group, 3122 Wilder St., Raleigh, NC 27607, USA; E-Mail:
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Nelson PA, Kirk SA. Parents' Perspectives of Cleft Lip and/or Palate Services: A Qualitative Interview. Cleft Palate Craniofac J 2013; 50:275-85. [DOI: 10.1597/11-293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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The study aimed to explore in depth the perspectives of parents about their child's cleft services. Purposive and theoretical sampling produced a diverse sample of mothers and fathers with children aged 20 weeks to 21 years. Parents were recruited from a specialist cleft center in the U.K. Qualitative, in-depth, face-to-face interviews were carried out with 35 parents. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using grounded theory to identify salient data categories. Findings revealed that parents' positive views about services rested on their perceptions of cleft-care practitioners as competent and trustworthy, possessing highly developed communication skills and the ability to provide continuity of care to families. At the same time, some mothers and fathers identified unmet support needs relating to information delivery and content as well as the coordination of services across the treatment course. More individualized information about treatment was desired; in particular, some parents had incomplete information about their child's surgical procedures, associated risks, and postsurgical recovery. Parents wanted better coordination of services with regard to communication about surgical cancellations, a child's transition to adult services, and having a key professional to link with throughout their child's treatment course. Routine assessments to gauge parents' needs could be built into cleft-care pathways so that more individualized information and support might be delivered to families in more consistent ways over long-term treatment.
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- Pauline A. Nelson
- School of Community-Based Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- School of Nursing, Midwifery, and Social Work, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Nelson PA, Kirk SA, Caress AL, Glenny AM. Parents' emotional and social experiences of caring for a child through cleft treatment. QUALITATIVE HEALTH RESEARCH 2012; 22:346-359. [PMID: 21890716 DOI: 10.1177/1049732311421178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Little is known about the experiences of parents caring for a child through long-term treatment for cleft lip and/or cleft palate. We conducted in-depth interviews with 35 parents with children between the ages of 20 weeks and 21 years to explore experiences across the treatment program. We analyzed the data using a constructivist grounded theory approach and present in detail in this article one subcategory from the analysis: managing emotions. Throughout childhood and adolescence, parents experienced conflicting emotions about their child's impairment, uncertainty about cleft treatment, and stigmatizing attitudes. Although parents attempted to manage emotional tensions by pursuing cleft treatments, the interventions could themselves be a source of conflict for them. We suggest that routine assessment of parents' emotional and social well-being should be included in cleft treatment programs, and access to psychosocial support made available.
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