J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.  2017 Aug;43(4):247-255. 10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.4.247.

A comparative study of quality of life of families with children born with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical treatment

• Emeka CI
• Adeyemo WL
• Ladeinde A
• Butali A

• KMID: 2391355
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2017.43.4.247

Abstract

OBJECTIVES
The aim of this study was to compare the quality of life (QoL) of parents/caregivers of children with cleft lip and/or palate before and after surgical repair of an orofacial cleft.
MATERIALS AND METHODS
Families of subjects who required either primary or secondary orofacial cleft repair who satisfied the inclusion criteria were recruited. A preoperative and postoperative health-related QoL questionnaire, the "˜Impact on Family Scale' (IOFS), was applied in order to detect the subjectively perceived QoL in the affected family before and after surgical intervention. The mean pre- and postoperative total scores were compared using paired t-test. Pre- and postoperative mean scores were also compared across the 5 domains of the IOFS.
RESULTS
The proportion of families whose QoL was affected before surgery was 95.7%. The domains with the greatest impact preoperatively were the financial domain and social domains. Families having children with bilateral cleft lip showed QoL effects mostly in the social domain and 'impact on sibling' domain. Postoperatively, the mean total QoL score was significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score, indicating significant improvement in QoL (P<0.001). The mean postoperative QoL score was also significantly lower than the mean preoperative QoL score in all domains. Only 3.2% of the families reported affectation of their QoL after surgery. The domains of mastery (61.3%) with a mean of 7.4±1.8 and finance (45.1%) with a mean score of 7.2±1.6 were those showing the greatest postoperative impact. The proportion of families whose QoL was affected by orofacial cleft was markedly different after treatment (95.7% preoperative and 3.2% postoperative).
CONCLUSION
Caring for children with orofacial clefts significantly reduces the QoL of parents/caregivers in all domains. However, surgical intervention significantly improves the QoL of the parents/caregivers of these children.

Keyword

Orofacial cleft; Caregivers; Quality of life; Surgery

MeSH Terms

Caregivers
Child*
Cleft Lip*
Humans
Palate*
Quality of Life*

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