Caregiver responses to early cleft palate care: A mixed method approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study sought to understand caregivers' (CGs') responses to early cleft lip/palate care for their infants.

Method

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 were in 1 of 2 treatment groups: traditional care only or nasoalveolar molding (NAM) plus traditional care. The CGs completed semistructured interviews and standardized questionnaires assessing psychosocial well-being and family impact at 3 time points: the beginning of treatment (∼1 month of age), prelip surgery (∼3-5 months of age), and postpalate surgery (∼12-13 months of age). Multilevel modeling was used to lo

SUBMITTER: Sischo L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4757521 | biostudies-literature | 2016 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature