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Objective:
The Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) is a validated instrument created to measure the oral health-related quality of life of school-aged children. The purpose of this study was to develop and validate a preschool version of the COHIP (COHIP-PS) for children aged 2-5.
Basic research design:
The COHIP-PS was developed and valida...
Quality of life is a valid patient-reported parameter that provides an assessment of treatment need or outcomes complementary to standard clinical measures. Such patient-reported assessments are particularly salient when examining chronic conditions with prolonged treatment trajectories, such as cleft lip and palate. This critical review identifies...
Background
The Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP) is an instrument designed to measure the self-reported oral health-related quality of life of children between the ages of 8 and 15, including domains for oral health, functional well-being, social-emotional well-being, school environment and self-image. The purpose of this study was to estima...
PurposeThis paper evaluated the impact of cleft-related surgery on the oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) of youth with cleft over time. Methods
Data were derived from a 5-year, multi-center, prospective, longitudinal study of 1196 youth with cleft lip and/or palate and their caregivers. Eligible youth were between 7.5 and 18.5 years old,...
Background:
Despite the increasing use of nasoalveolar molding in early cleft treatment, questions remain about its effectiveness. This study examines clinician and caregiver appraisals of primary cleft lip and nasal reconstruction with and without nasoalveolar molding in a nonrandomized, prospective, multicenter study.
Methods:
Participants wer...
Objectives:
Restorative interventions for cleft lip and palate involve annual evaluations, adjunct treatment, and multiple surgeries. The purpose of this study was to investigate the longitudinal impact of cleft surgery on psychosocial functioning among youth with cleft.
Methods:
Data were derived from a 5-year, multicenter, prospective longitud...
This study sought to understand caregivers' (CGs') responses to early cleft lip/palate care for their infants.
A prospective, mixed methods multicenter longitudinal study was conducted among CGs (N = 118) seeking treatment for their infants' cleft lip and palate or cleft lip only at 1 of 6 cleft treatment centers in the United States. Participants...
Previous studies have shown that a communications program using patient instructors (PIs) facilitates data-gathering and interpersonal skills of third-year dental students. The aim of this study was to address the question of whether those skills are retained into the students' fourth year and generalized from the classroom to the clinic. In the fo...
Breasts are defining features of the female body and the basis upon
which women’s bodies are judged. They also are central to the identities of (some)
women. This paper reports the justificational accounts of 40 US women who have
undergone, or refused, elective breast surgery. We explore the reasons for their
choice. Three categories of accounts we...
Objective:
To present a conceptual framework of caregiver coping and adaptation to early cleft care using nasoalveolar molding.
Design:
In-depth interviews were conducted at three time points with caregivers of infants with cleft lip or cleft lip and palate whose children had nasoalveolar molding to treat their cleft. Qualitative data were analy...
Objective:
This study sought to examine oral health beliefs and attitudes, and utilisation of oral health care services among individuals with diabetes and health professionals who serve them in Ghana.
Basic research design:
A qualitative study using grounded theory was conducted.
Clinical setting:
University of Ghana Dental School at Korle Bu...
Background:
Patient-reported quality-of-life outcomes in cleft lip-cleft palate treatment are critical for evidence-based care. Scant data exist analyzing treatment from the patient's perspective. The authors examined the interrelationship among variables associated with oral health-related quality of life among youth with cleft.
Methods:
As par...
Objectives:
We evaluated relationships among physical and psychological indicators and oral health-related quality of life (OHRQOL) in youths with cleft.
Methods:
We recruited youths aged 7 to 18 years with cleft palate (n = 282) or cleft lip and palate (n = 918) and their caregivers into a 5-year observational investigation at 6 US treatment ce...
Objectives: This study assessed the reliability and validity of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile–Short Form 19 (COHIP-SF 19) from the validated 34-item COHIP. Methods: Participants included 205 pediatric, 107 orthodontic, and 863 patients with craniofacial anomalies (CFAs). Item level evaluations included examining content overlap, distribution...
The objectives of this paper are to present an overview of children's oral health-related quality of life and include specific applications for using quality of life assessment in dental research. The process of developing pediatric oral health- related quality of life measures, in particular the Child Oral Health Impact Profile, is outlined. Examp...
Purpose:
To examine (a) the pattern of responses to a generic health-related quality of life (HRQL) measure (Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory--PedsQL) and an oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measure (Child Oral Health Impact Profile--COHIP), and (b) the associations of these scores with surgical recommendation status among youth wit...
Objective: To examine unmet needs in children with cleft as well as the correlation between a generic health-related quality of life (HRQoL) measure, the PedsQL, and an oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) measure, the Child Oral Health Impact Profile (COHIP).
Method: Baseline data regarding treatment need and quality of life (QOL) were e...
Objectives: This study assessed the reliability and validity of the Child Oral Health Impact Profile–Short Form 19 (COHIP-SF 19) from the validated 34-item COHIP.
Methods: Participants included 205 pediatric, 107 orthodontic, and 863 patients with craniofacial anomalies (CFAs). Item level evaluations included examining content overlap, distribution...
Oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) is a multidimensional construct that measures well-being associated with the teeth, mouth, and face. This cross-sectional study examined OHRQoL, demographic data, and clinical indicators in 839 treatment-seeking youths with cleft from 6 geographically diverse cleft treatment centers. Individuals without...
Introduction:
Nasoalveolar molding (NAM) is a treatment option available for early cleft care. Despite the growing debate about the efficacy of nasoalveolar molding, questions remain regarding its prevalence and the demographic characteristics of families undergoing this technique prior to traditional cleft surgery.
Objectives:
To determine the...
Despite its relatively recent emergence over the past few decades, oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) has important implications for the clinical practice of dentistry and dental research. OHRQoL is a multidimensional construct that includes a subjective evaluation of the individual's oral health, functional well-being, emotional well-bei...
This dissertation study examines breast surgery (breast augmentation and reconstruction) as a social problem whereby women, through an agentic response to conform to gendered beauty norms, surgically alter their bodies in an effort to enhance (or sometimes reclaim) their femininity and, ultimately, improve their self-esteem. Women who undergo mammo...
This article tracks changes in high school seniors' educational and occupational plans over a twenty-five year period and assesses whether these plans have become increasingly unrealistic. Comparisons of seniors' career plans with the contemporaneous achievements of high school graduates confirms that high school seniors' ambitions outpace what the...
This study asks if self-derogation in early adolescence increases the odds of adopting disordered eating practices (DEPs) in young adulthood. Using a racially/ethnically diverse random sample of 1,209 youth, our (longitudinal) data show that both boys and girls who disliked themselves at age 13 were more likely to adopt disordered eating practices...
This paper tracks changes in high school seniors ’ educational and occupational plans over a twenty-five year period and assesses whether these plans have become increasingly unrealistic. Comparisons of seniors ’ career plans with the contemporaneous achievements of young adults and workers confirms that high school seniors ’ ambitions have far out...
