Psychometric Validation of the CLEFT-Q Patient Reported Outcome Measure: A Prospective Study to Examine Cross-Sectional Construct Validity.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

CLEFT-Q is a condition-specific patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) for patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P). The aim of this study was to examine the cross-sectional construct validity of the CLEFT-Q scales.

Design

Construct validity was assessed through a prospective study that tested hypotheses regarding correlations of scores with other PROMs that measure related constructs.

Setting

Seven cleft centres in Canada, the USA, and UK were involved.

Patients/participants

Patients were aged eight to 29 years with CL/P.

Interventions

Before undergoing rhinoplasty, orthognathic, cleft lip scar revision, and alveolar bone graft, participants were asked to complete the following PROMs: CLEFT-Q (9 scales), Child Oral Health Impact Profile (

SUBMITTER: Miroshnychenko A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9900191 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature