Quality of Life in Patients With Velopharyngeal Insufficiency in West China
| Autor: | Hui Xu, Aipiziguli Yakupu, Yan-Hui Wu, Xiangnan Li, Peng-Xin Zhang, Guliziba Aihaiti, Li-Dan Lu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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China
Univariate analysis Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Velopharyngeal Insufficiency business.industry Cleft Lip West china Outcome measures Cleft Palate Cross-Sectional Studies Treatment Outcome Velopharyngeal insufficiency Otorhinolaryngology Older patients Quality of life Child Preschool Quality of Life Mann–Whitney U test Humans Medicine In patient Oral Surgery Child business |
| Zdroj: | The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 59:1024-1029 |
| ISSN: | 1545-1569 1055-6656 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/10556656211034107 |
| Popis: | Objective This study aimed to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of patients with cleft lip and palate and velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in relation to sex, age, age at initial cleft lip surgery, and age at initial cleft palate surgery. Design This is a cross-sectional study. Setting The study was conducted in a tertiary medical center. Participants The participants were caregivers of 72 patients with cleft lip and palate and VPI aged 4 to 20 years. Main Outcome Measure(s) Participants completed the Chinese version of the caregiver report of the VPI Effects on Life Outcomes (VELO) questionnaire. The Mann–Whitney U test was used to evaluate the patients’ sex, age, age at initial cleft lip repair, and age at initial cleft palate repair in relation to VELO total score and domains. Spearman correlation analysis was completed including all study variables. Associations between the study variables and the VELO total score were tested using a generalized linear mixed model. Results In the univariate analysis, patients’ age and age at initial cleft palate surgery influenced the QOL of patients with VPI. There were no differences in the VELO total score or domains based on sex or age at first cleft lip surgery. In the generalized linear mixed model, patients older than 8 years had higher VELO total scores. Conclusions By caregiver report, the QOL of patients under age 8 years with VPI was lower than older patients. In addition, the caregiver impact domain was higher for parents of children who had their initial cleft palate surgery at age 2 years or younger. |
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