Socioeconomic adjustment in young cleft lip-palate patients
Socioeconomic adjustment in young cleft lip-palate patients
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DOI：
10.1016/j.stomax.2007.06.003
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发表时间：
2007-09-01
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通讯作者：
Malka, G.
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Trost, O.;Gradel, J.;Malka, G.
Introduction. The aim of our study was to evaluate soeioeconomic adjustment of young adults after treatment for cleft lip and palate.Materials and methods. A retrospective study was made including patients born from 1975 to 1986 and followed-up in our department. The investigation was based on response to a questionnaire that partly replicated a national survey of social and economic life in the population (standard of living survey Burgundy, Insee France 1999). The control group was constituted by individuals taken from a regional probability sample of households. This report covered education, employment, and marriage.Results. 41 patients were enrolled in this retrospective study and compared to 972 young adults. There was a significant delay in the independence process, regarding housing and marriage. Patients remained in normal limits concerning employment. However the patients' education history showed a significant delay, and a higher rate of vocational courses.Discussion. The independence process showed a significant delay in cleft lip-palate patients, as well as education history. Nevertheless the final socioeconomic adjustment was similar to that of the general population. (C) 2007 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
