The impact of nonsyndromic oral clefts on family quality of life.
This study aimed to assess the impact of nonsyndromic oral cleft (NSOC) on families' quality of life (QoL) using the Brazilian version of the Family Impact Scale (B-FIS). A hospital-based case-control study was conducted with NSOC cases and unaffected controls recruited at Dental Clinic in Federal University. The mean B-FIS scores were 10.32 (SD 6.53) and 5.04 (SD 4.73), while the median scores were 9.00 and 3.50 (p < .05 Wilcoxon test), respectively, in case and control group. The "parental/family activity" subscale had the highest impact average score in case (5.62 SD 3.76) and control group (3.00 SD 3.08) (p < .05 Mann-Whitney test). The types of cleft with the most impact were cleft lip (12.00 SD 8.98) and cleft lip with cleft palate (11.06 SD 6.74). NSOC affects the QoL of families with children who have this condition; however, there were no remarkable differences between the groups.
Department of Specific Formation, School of Dentistry, Fluminense Federal University, Nova Friburgo, RJ, Brazil.
Leonardo Santos
LS
Antunes
Caroline Pelagio Raick
CP
Maués
Mariana Rocha
MR
Nadaes
Marcelo Castro
MC
Costa
Erika Calvano
EC
Küchler
Lívia Azeredo Alves
LA
Antunes
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life
nonsyndromic cleft lip with or without cleft palate; oral health; quality of life