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Assessment Of Patients' Level Of Satisfaction With Cleft Treatment Using The Cleft Evaluation Profile, Noor S. N., Musa S.
Assessment Of Patients' Level Of Satisfaction With Cleft Treatment Using The Cleft Evaluation Profile, Noor S. N., Musa S.
Sabri Musa
OBJECTIVES: Determination of the psychosocial status and assessment of the level of satisfaction in Malaysian cleft palate patients and their parents. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. PARTICIPANTS AND METHODS: Sixty cleft lip and palate patients (12 to 17 years of age) from Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia and their parents were selected. The questionnaires used were the Child Interview Schedule, the Parents Interview Schedule, and the Cleft Evaluation Profile (CEP), administered via individual interviews. RESULTS: Patients were teased because of their clefts and felt their self-confidence was affected by the cleft condition. They were frequently teased about cleft-related features such as speech, teeth, …