Download or read book Development of a Health related Quality of Life Instrument for Children with Clefting written by Shannon M. Theis and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Oral Health related Quality of Life written by Marita Rohr Inglehart and published by Quintessence Publishing (IL). This book was released on 2002 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ABSTRACT: Helping patients achieve an optimal quality of life through patient-centered treatment planning should be the ultimate goal of all oral health care providers. However, this issue extends beyond the realm of the individual clinician's office. This text presents quality-of-life research from various fields, including psychology, public health, and general health care; discusses how a patient-centered approach can be applied to basic oral and craniofacial research, clinical dental practice, community dental health issues, and dental education; and addresses how oral health-related quality of life relates to treating and understanding different patient populations, such as children with special needs, medically compromised patients, patients with oral cancer, and patients with chronic facial pain. Also discussed is how factors such as race/ethnicity, gender, and age can affect oral health-related quality-of-life concerns and treatment strategies. Finally, the book offers an outlook on the role that oral health-related quality of life will play in future research and dental education.

Download or read book Cleft Lip and Palate written by Diego F. Wyszynski and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 547 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Majoradvances in the diagnosis and treatment of oral clefts have been made in the past 50 years, and recent genetics and epidemiological studies have led to new theories about the causes of cleft lip and palate. Addressing issues that are relevant to clinicians, researchers and family members, this book is a comprehensive, well-illustrated, and up-to-date account of the many facets of this common disorder. The authors describe the embryological and molecular mechanisms of cleft causation, present and illustrate the genetic and epidemiological methods used to identify risk factors for oral clefts, and describe treatments by the various professionals of the cleft team. A section is also devoted to the integration of research findings into public health practice, including ethical and financial considerations. The book draws together such diverse disciplines as craniofacial development, gene mapping, epidemiology, medicine, ethics, health economics, and health policy and management, and it will be an invaluable reference work.

Download or read book Evaluation of Child Oral Health Related Quality of Life in a Group of Young People with Cleft Lip and Palate written by Jarlath Durkan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Handbook of Life Course Health Development written by Neal Halfon and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-11-20 with total page 667 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. ​This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health. It presents LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective, replacing previous medical, biopsychosocial, and early genomic models of health. Interdisciplinary chapters discuss major health concerns (diabetes, obesity), important less-studied conditions (hearing, kidney health), and large-scale issues (nutrition, adversity) from a lifespan viewpoint. In addition, chapters address methodological approaches and challenges by analyzing existing measures, studies, and surveys. The book concludes with the editors’ research agenda that proposes priorities for future LCHD research and its application to health care practice and health policy. Topics featured in the Handbook include: The prenatal period and its effect on child obesity and metabolic outcomes. Pregnancy complications and their effect on women’s cardiovascular health. A multi-level approach for obesity prevention in children. Application of the LCHD framework to autism spectrum disorder. Socioeconomic disadvantage and its influence on health development across the lifespan. The importance of nutrition to optimal health development across the lifespan. The Handbook of Life Course Health Development is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology/science; maternal and child health; social work; health economics; educational policy and politics; and medical law as well as many interrelated subdisciplines in psychology, medicine, public health, mental health, education, social welfare, economics, sociology, and law.

Download or read book Oral Health related Quality of Life in Children with Orofacial Clefts written by Jared A. Ward and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Objectives: To determine the impact of orofacial clefts on the OHRQoL of affected children and whether the OHRQoL of children with orofacial clefts differs among different age groups. Also, to assess whether the responses of children with orofacial clefts differ from the caregivers' perceptions of their child's OHRQoL.

Download or read book Services for Children with Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate written by American Public Health Association. Committee on Child Health and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Assessing Health related Quality of Life of Children written by Pei Wang and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2024-02-20 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of Children has been a popular topic in recent years worldwide. However, there are several issues/gaps in this research area which need to be addressed. For instance, previous studies on HRQOL of Children populations have normally used HRQOL instruments designed for adults. These measurements may not be suitable for children as they are in a series of cognitive developmental stages and have different perspectives towards the relative importance of HRQOL dimensions. In order to tackle this issue and to accurately measure children’s HRQOL, a set of dedicated HRQOL instruments should be first developed and validated. The validated instruments could then be applied to the population measuring their HRQOL. In addition, the HRQOL information collected could be translated into health utility score if it is measured by utility instruments (e.g., EQ-5D-Y) for the population. Moreover, the relevant studies on these issues is still lacking especially in non-western countries.

Download or read book An Investigation of Outcomes for Children Born with Orofacial Clefts in New Zealand Using Orthodontic and Dental Health Records written by Peter Vincent Fowler and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: Approximately 100 children are born each year in New Zealand with an orofacial cleft (OFC). Children born with OFC require numerous surgical and non-surgical treatments from infancy to adulthood to re-establish as near to normal appearance and function as possible. In New Zealand this treatment is state funded and is provided by specialist clinicians working within five dedicated multidisciplinary cleft teams. To date there has not been any nationwide assessment of contemporary treatment outcomes. Objectives: To investigate: (1) The primary surgical outcomes of children aged 9-10 years who were born with either a complete unilateral (CUCLP) or complete bilateral cleft lip and palate (CBCLP) in New Zealand by assessing both dental arch relationships using a categorical and continuous scale and craniofacial morphology including soft tissue profile. (2) The bone infill outcomes following the secondary alveolar bone grafting for children with cleft of the alveolus using a categorical and continuous scale. (3) the dental health status at age 5 and 12 years and (4) the self-reported oral health related quality of life (OHRQoL) of children aged 10-11 years with OFC. Materials and Methods: Subjects born with an OFC from 1st January 2000 onwards who received their primary surgery in New Zealand were identified from the New Zealand Cleft Audit database. Records were collected up to 31st September 2017 to assess: (1) Dental arch relationships outcomes using 3D digital models from subjects with CULCP (n=100) were assessed using the GOSLON Yardstick and subjects with CBCLP (n=32) using the Bauru- BCLP (BCLP) Yardstick. Both the CULCP and CBCLP were also scored using a 100mm visual analogue scale (VAS). (2) Craniofacial morphology including soft tissue profile outcomes using lateral cephalograms from subjects with CULP (n=76) and subjects with CBCLP (n=23) using 13 hard tissue and 8 soft tissue landmarks. Records were collected up to December 2014 to assess bone infill outcomes following secondary alveolar grafts using intraoral radiographs (n=45) scored by the modified Kindelan index and a 100mm VAS. Dental records (n=554) were collected up to December 2016 for 478 children with OFC aged 5 (n=333) and 12 years (n=221) and were assessed for dental health status (caries experience). OHRQoL questionnaires were collected between January 2015 and December 2017 for children with OFC (n=185) aged 10-11 years using both 8-item and 16-item impact short form versions of the Child Perception Questionnaires (CPQ11-14-ISF and P-CPQ). Results: (1) Dental arch relationships of the CUCLP models showed 46% were poor/very poor, 28% fair and 26% were good/very good relationships. With the CBCLP models, 43.7% were poor/very poor, 28.1% fair and 25.0% had good/very good relationships. The mean CUCLP VAS score was 50.5mm (SD 19.9mm) while the mean CBCLP VAS score was 40.0mm (SD 22.0mm). These findings were similar to the less favourable outcomes reported by those centres which participated in large multicentre outcome comparative studies overseas. (2) The craniofacial morphology and soft tissue profile assessment found differences between CUCLP/CBCLP, gender and ethnicity. The CUCLP had greater midface and mandibular retrusion compared to CBCLP while Pacific and Māori had more retrusive midface profiles and Pacific more prominent mandibles. A sub-analysis of New Zealand European CUCLP results found they were most closely aligned to the centres from the Eurocleft and Americleft studies that had less favourable outcomes. (3) The amount of bone infill revealed only 69% of the grafts had good or satisfactory bone infill outcomes. The remaining 31% had unsatisfactory or complete failure. Those patients aged 10-11 years had significantly better outcomes compared to those aged 10 and 11 years at time of surgery. The contemporary secondary alveolar bone grafting bone infill outcomes in New Zealand are poor when referenced to recent international studies. (4) The dental health status of 5-year-old children with OFC revealed an increased dental caries experience to that reported by the Ministry of Health national data but similar for 12- year-olds. A higher (49.6%) caries prevalence (1 + dmft) and mean 5-year-old dmft (2.3 +/- 3.6) was found in relation to national data (prevalence 40.4% and mean dmft 1.8). The 12- year-old (37.6%) caries prevalence (1 + DMFT) and mean DMFT (0.8 +/- 1.4) was similar to national data (prevalence 37.3% and mean DMFT 0.9). Those children with caries (1+dmf/DMF) had means of 4.8 +/- 3.8 at age 5 and 2.1 +/- 1.4 and age 12 years. No differences were found by sex or cleft type. Increased caries experience was associated with children of Pacific and Māori ethnicity, and those not receiving community water fluoridation. (5) The OHRQoL of children with OFC found higher (worse) scores were recorded for children of Pacific ethnicity and children with more severe OFC (CLP). The study findings indicate children with OFC generally have worse OHRQoL than children without OFC. Conclusions: The investigation of some key outcomes of cleft care in New Zealand has revealed findings which do not compare favourably with other multicentre studies. These findings indicate an urgent review of the provisions of care for children with OFC in New Zealand, in particular the delivery of primary surgery and preventive dental health measures, is required to improve outcomes. The review should also emphasise a commitment to collect standardised records as part of each patient's standard of care to allow for ongoing monitoring of outcomes.

Download or read book The Eurocleft Project 1996 2000 written by Bill Shaw and published by IOS Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The European Register of Cleft Lip and Palate Services will be produced as a result of the concerted action project: Standards of Care for Cleft Lip and Palate in Europe: EUROCLEFT funded by the European Commision under its BIOMED II and INCO COPERNICUS programmes. The project, aimed at developing a network of cleft care teams across Europe, ran for three years between 1996 and 1999 and aimed broadly to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of care for European children with clefts of the lip and/or palate. Clefts of the lip and/or palate are birth defects affecting 1:500 live births. Successful rehabilitation requires a complex multidisciplinary mix of services.

Download or read book The Handbook of Language and Speech Disorders written by Nicole Müller and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-07-10 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Speech and Language Disorders presents a comprehensive survey of the latest research in communication disorders. Contributions from leading experts explore current issues, landmark studies, and the main topics in the field, and include relevant information on analytical methods and assessment. A series of foundational chapters covers a variety of important general principles irrespective of specific disorders. These chapters focus on such topics as classification, diversity considerations, intelligibility, the impact of genetic syndromes, and principles of assessment and intervention. Other chapters cover a wide range of language, speech, and cognitive/intellectual disorders.

Download or read book Oral Health in America written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Children s Health the Nation s Wealth written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2004-10-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children's health has clearly improved over the past several decades. Significant and positive gains have been made in lowering rates of infant mortality and morbidity from infectious diseases and accidental causes, improved access to health care, and reduction in the effects of environmental contaminants such as lead. Yet major questions still remain about how to assess the status of children's health, what factors should be monitored, and the appropriate measurement tools that should be used. Children's Health, the Nation's Wealth: Assessing and Improving Child Health provides a detailed examination of the information about children's health that is needed to help policy makers and program providers at the federal, state, and local levels. In order to improve children's health-and, thus, the health of future generations-it is critical to have data that can be used to assess both current conditions and possible future threats to children's health. This compelling book describes what is known about the health of children and what is needed to expand the knowledge. By strategically improving the health of children, we ensure healthier future generations to come.

Download or read book Current Concept in Cleft Surgery written by Rafael Denadai and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 742 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book intends to cover cleft-related topics which are mainly focused on the current concept of balancing excellence in outcome and burden of cleft care. The wide spectrum of covered topics includes the understanding challenges and needs to deliver the modern surgical cleft care worldwide and comprehending multidisciplinary-based longitudinal life-changing concept. The chapters are focused on professional-friendly technical descriptions from diagnosis to execution such as nasoalveolar molding, cleft lip repair, cleft palate repair, myringotomy tube insertion, primary and secondary rhinoplasties, oronasal fistula reconstruction, velopharyngeal insufficiency management, virtual-aided alveolar reconstruction, surgery-first approach in cleft orthognathic surgery, 3D computer-assisted orthognathic surgery, revisionary surgeries, and postoperative care. Traditional and current principle-based methods are itemized into many algorithms and protocols to aid in diagnosing, planning, and selecting the best therapeutic approach in order to balance excellence in outcome and burden of care. Many surgical-, orthodontic-, speech-, and postoperative care-related technical examples, intraoperative photos, and full-colour illustrative drawings can guide the professionals working in multidisciplinary teams through each traditional and newer hybrid operative procedure in a detailed step-by-step fashion with emphasis on how to perform each procedure, rather than on theoretical-only descriptions. This book provides time- and scientifically-tested treatment algorithms to guide multidisciplinary teams during decision making process for each clinical scenario of the longitudinal cleft care

Download or read book Global Cleft Care in Low Resource Settings written by Jordan W. Swanson and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 585 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cleft lip and palate represents the most common congenital facial anomaly. Congenital anomalies are one of the top 10 causes of disability and suffering in many low and middle income countries (LMICs.) Further, an estimated 30% of the global burden of disease is treated primarily through surgery, and among surgical conditions, treating clefts conveys disproportionately large benefit relative to cost because suffering can be halted at a young age and deliver a lifetime of health. Over the last 50 years, cleft care has advanced in low-resource settings through international surgical missions and the efforts of sparse local providers. While exciting anecdotes of impact abound from these efforts, recent studies have identified a complication rate that often exceeds 50% and there is concern about the sustainability of foreign volunteer missions. This book serves as a thorough resource for providing medical and surgical care of cleft lip and palate deformities in low-resource settings, geared to the context of those settings. The content is consensus-based and evidence-based, with emphasis on treatment that is appropriate to a low-resource context and how this differs from that in higher-resource environments. It is authored by recognized cleft experts in close partnership with providers who practice in low-resource settings. It is heavily pictorially based through illustrative figures, photos and diagrams, to be facile for those who speak English as a second language. Following the introduction, Complete Cleft Care in Low-Resource Settings has six main sections: patient workup, surgical treatment, comprehensive care, educational innovation, care delivery models, and finally a series of illustrative case studies. Uniquely, the book’s breadth encompasses cleft care comprehensively, but does so through a practical “how to” format with many “from the field” examples of what has worked.

Download or read book Children with Orofacial Clefts written by Anna Lena Sundell and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding written by Joan C. Arvedson and published by Plural Publishing. This book was released on 2019-07-26 with total page 619 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management, Third Edition provides information to practitioners interested in and involved with children who demonstrate swallowing and feeding disorders. Since the 2002 publication of the second edition, there has been an exponential increase in the number of medically fragile and complex children with swallowing/feeding disorders. A corresponding proliferation in the related basic and clinical research has resulted in the increased appreciation of the complicated inter-relationships between structures and systems that contribute to swallowing/feeding development, function, and disorders. Case studies throughout the book provide examples for decision making and highlight salient points. New to the Third Edition: * Maureen A. Lefton-Greif, PhD, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, is welcomed as co-editor. She brings extensive research expertise and clinical practice in pediatric dysphagia and feeding. * All chapters contain significant updated evidence-based research and clinical information. * New chapters focus on the genetic testing and conditions associated with swallowing and feeding disorders, and the pulmonary manifestations and management of aspiration. * World Health Organization (WHO) description of an International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) sets the stage for an in-depth discussion of clinical feeding evaluation procedures, interpretation, and management decision making. Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding continues to be the leading text on pediatric dysphagia that provides practical information for clinicians seeing children with swallowing and feeding disorders. The overall importance of an appropriate fund of knowledge and shared experience employing team approaches is emphasized throughout this third edition as in the earlier editions of this book. From the Foreword: "The Editors have recognized the advances and changes in the understanding in the information now available for the care of pediatric swallowing and feeding challenges. They have recruited an outstanding group of contributors for this newest edition. There are numerous critically important updates and additions in the third edition. They have included World Health Organizations International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health is the functional basis in all areas of the book. This text has its importance as there has been an increased number of children with complex medical and healthcare conditions which are risk for feeding and swallowing disorders. This edition stresses the need for team approaches and also documents the use of “virtual” teams ...Pediatric Swallowing and Feeding: Assessment and Management, Third Edition is the fundamental holistic source for all healthcare providers providing the care for swallowing and feeding in children. This book will be utilized by all caring for children with feeding and swallowing problems throughout the world. The previous editions have been and now this updated third edition continues to be the standard source for the information concerning diagnosis and care of these children." —Robert J. Ruben, MD, FAAP, FACS Distinguished University Professor Departments of Otorhinolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery and Pediatrics Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York