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    Body esteem in a Western Australian cleft lip and/or palate cohort across 3 age groups

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    Authors
    Nicholls, W.
    Harper, C.
    Selvey, Linda
    Robinson, S.
    Hartig, G.
    Persson, M.
    Date
    2018
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Nicholls, W. and Harper, C. and Selvey, L. and Robinson, S. and Hartig, G. and Persson, M. 2018. Body esteem in a Western Australian cleft lip and/or palate cohort across 3 age groups. Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 55 (4): pp. 487-498.
    Source Title
    Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal
    DOI
    10.1177/1055665617730362
    ISSN
    1055-6656
    School
    School of Public Health
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/69159
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    Abstract

    © The Author(s) 2017. Objectives: To determine if patients with cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) from a Western Australian (WA) cohort were more dissatisfied with their body esteem than a normative non-cleft cohort, and identify demographic variables that may have significant associations with body esteem. Design: Questionnaire study using the Body-Esteem Scale (BES) and Cleft Research Questionnaire (CRQ). Participants: Self-selected participants from a Western Australian CL/P population across 3 age groups (n=359). Main outcome measures: The BES is comprised of 3 factors: BE-Appearance, BE-Weight and BE-Attribution. Study mean BES factor scores were compared to normative non-cleft scores. Regression analysis was used to determine significant associations within each age group between BES factor scores and CRQ variables of: gender, self-reported body weight category, cleft type and importance of facial appearance rating. Results: Study mean BE-Attribution scores were significantly lower than the normative scores and significantly lower than the mean BE-Appearance and BE-Weight factor scores within the same age groups of this study. Having a cleft type of lip and palate, being overweight, and placing a high importance on facial appearance had significant negative associations with BES scores. Maintaining a normal body weight and placing a lower level of importance on facial appearance had significant positive associations. Gender had no significant associations. Conclusion: In this study, the attribution aspect of body esteem had a greater negative impact on patients than their appearance and body weight. This has important implications for clinical treatment and support of patients.

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