title: A Relationship between nasolabial appearance and self-esteem in adolescent with repaired cleft lip and cleft palate at Khon Kaen University Cleft Center.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine levels of self-esteem of adolescents with repaired cleft lip and cleft palate at Khon Kaen University Cleft Center and its correlation with nasolabial appearance.
  
  
  METHODS
  Across-sectional survey of 93 adolescents with repaired cleft lip and palate.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total nasolabial appearance score was 2.8 +/- 0.36 (fair to good). The mean of the total self-esteem score for all respondents was 20.11 +/- 3.27 (maximum 30). There was no-significant correlation between nasolabial appearance and self esteem (Pearson product-moment correlation coefficiency (r) = 0.18, p = 0.08. The self-esteem scores of good, fair and poor appearance were 20.5 +/- 0.98, 19.8 +/- 0.32, 19 +/- 2.09 respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The nasolabial appearance of repaired cleft lip and palate not be the only factor but other psychosocialfactors also may play a role in their self-esteem. The analysis of this study found no relationship between self-esteem and appearance.
authors: Niramol
authors: N
authors: Patjanasoontornm
authors: Kusalapom
authors: K
authors: Wongniyom
authors: Suteera
authors: S
authors: Pradubwong
authors: Navanant
authors: N
authors: Piyavhakul
authors: Bowornsilp
authors: B
authors: Chowchuen
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002971:Cleft Lip / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D002972:Cleft Palate / Q000523:psychology* / Q000601:surgery; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004954:Esthetics / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012649:Self Concept; D013785:Thailand