RESUMO
The objectives of this study are to evaluate the psychosocial impact of cleft lip and palate [CLP] condition among non-syndrome patients and their parents in Malaysia. Total eighty three CLP patients [age > 10 years] and eighty three parents were selected from university of Malaya medical centre [UMMC] and Hospital Kota Bharu I Hospital Raja Perumpuan Zainab II [HKB I HRPZII] Kelantan Malaysia. The Questionnaires were used for determining impact of CLP condition on psychosocial status of patients and parents. It was found that due to CLP condition majority of patients were teased. In addition, the self-confidence of CLP patients was also adversely affected. Among the parents 22.9% felt upset always, 36.1% felt upset often while 8.4% felt upset sometimes about their child oral cleft in the current study. Only 26.5% of the patients reported that they have problems at school due to their CLP condition. About 54.2% of patients were having very good relationship with other children, 37.3% had reasonably good and 8.4% were having quite good relationship with other children. The prevalence of teasing was quite high among the oral cleft patients. The self-confidence was adversely affected because of the cleft condition among majority of the patients
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Humanos , Masculino , Feminino , Adulto , Criança , Fissura Palatina/psicologia , Apoio Social , Inquéritos e Questionários , Estudos Transversais , Centros de Atenção Terciária , Pais , PacientesRESUMO
The aim of this study was to investigate current epidemiology of several types of oral clefts among the patients receiving treatment at two tertiary care hospitals, namely University Malaya Medical Centre [UMMC] Kuala Lumpur, and Hospital Kota Bharu / Hospital Raja Perumpuan Zainab II [HKB/ HRPZII] Kelantan. This study evaluated the records of 526 cleft lip and palate [CLP] patients with or without additional malformations, who came for treatment during 2003 to 2007. Of the total 526 patients registered in the study hospital records during the study period, 338 were from HKB/ HRPZ II and 188 from UMMC. Majority 86.7% of these patients were in the age group - =18years. The results of this study show that 57% females and 43% males were affected by oral cleft. Out of the total patients, 77.8% were CLP, 13.5% were cleft palate [CP], and 8.7% were cleft lip [CL] patients. Moreover 57.2% patients were with unilateral cleft, 32.7% were left sided and 24.5% were right sided. Total 42.8% patients were with bilateral oral cleft. To best of our knowledge this is the first reported multi-center study on CLP in Malaysia with regard to the proportion of different types of oral clefts