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Evaluation of Anxiety in Turkish Parents of Newborns with Cleft Palate with or Without Cleft Lip

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2023-01-01
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SUNAL AKTÜRK E.
ŞEKER E. D.
ÇAPKIN D.
KÜTÜK M. S.
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© 2023, American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Association.Objective: (1) To compare anxiety between parents of newborns with cleft lip and palate (CLP), isolated cleft palate (CP), and healthy newborns and (2) to evaluate anxiety between parental dyads within these groups. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: University Hospital. Participants: Surveys were completed by 20 mothers and 20 fathers of newborns with CLP, 21 mothers and 21 fathers of newborns with CP, and 23 mothers and 23 fathers of healthy newborns (controls). Main Outcome Measure: The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) assessed parental anxiety. Mothers of newborns with a cleft reported on concerns regarding cleft-related issues and facial appearance. Results: State and trait anxiety were generally in the moderate range for parents of newborns with a cleft, while control parents had low state anxiety and moderate trait anxiety. Mothers of newborns with CP and CLP had significantly higher state and trait anxiety levels than control mothers (p <.05). Fathers of newborns with CLP had a higher state anxiety level than control fathers. When maternal and paternal anxiety was compared within the groups, only trait anxiety scores were significantly higher in mothers of newborns with CLP than that of fathers (p <.05). More than half of mothers of newborns with a cleft were concerned about their newborn\"s feeding, speech, and palate. Conclusions: Parents of children with a cleft may need psychological support in the early postnatal period. It is important for neonatal cleft team providers to help reduce parental anxiety and educate families about cleft care, with a focus on feeding.
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Tıp, Cerrahi Tıp Bilimleri, Kulak Burun Boğaz, Diş Hekimliği, Sağlık Bilimleri, Medicine, Surgery Medicine Sciences, Otolaryngology, Dentistry, Health Sciences, Klinik Tıp (MED), Klinik Tıp, DİŞ HEKİMLİĞİ, ORAL CERRAHİ VE TIP, KULAK BURUN BOĞAZ, Clinical Medicine (MED), CLINICAL MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, ORAL SURGERY & MEDICINE, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, Ağız Cerrahisi, Oral Surgery, Otorhinolaryngology, esthetics, nonsyndromic clefting, psychological assessment
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SUNAL AKTÜRK E., ŞEKER E. D., ÇAPKIN D., KÜTÜK M. S., "Evaluation of Anxiety in Turkish Parents of Newborns with Cleft Palate with or Without Cleft Lip", Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal, 2023
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