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OBJECTIVE: To understand the experience of young people with orofacial clefts regarding life as an adolescent. METHODS: Descriptive, qualitative study, developed in a Brazilian public and tertiary hospital, a reference center in the care of patients with craniofacial anomalies and related syndromes, between February and April 2019. The sample was defined by theoretical saturation. The following inclusion criteria were established: age between ten and 19 years old and having previously operated on orofacial cleft (lip and/or palate). Individuals with fissure associated with syndromes or other malformations were excluded. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews, which were audio recorded and transcribed in full. The trigger element was: how has it been for you to experience your adolescence? For the construction of the results, content analysis was used in the thematic modality. RESULTS: Seventeen adolescents participated. From the speeches, three categories were revealed: interacting socially, feeling supported, and experiencing and facing prejudice. CONCLUSIONS: The biopsychosocial and conflicting complexity that adolescents with orofacial clefts experience was noticed, as well as the importance of receiving support and establishing modalities of situational coping.
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Cleft Lip , Cleft Palate , Qualitative Research , Humans , Cleft Palate/psychology , Cleft Lip/psychology , Adolescent , Female , Male , Child , Young Adult , Adaptation, Psychological , Brazil , Interviews as TopicABSTRACT
ABSTRACT Objective: To understand the experience of young people with orofacial clefts regarding life as an adolescent. Methods: Descriptive, qualitative study, developed in a Brazilian public and tertiary hospital, a reference center in the care of patients with craniofacial anomalies and related syndromes, between February and April 2019. The sample was defined by theoretical saturation. The following inclusion criteria were established: age between ten and 19 years old and having previously operated on orofacial cleft (lip and/or palate). Individuals with fissure associated with syndromes or other malformations were excluded. Data collection was performed through semi-structured interviews, which were audio recorded and transcribed in full. The trigger element was: how has it been for you to experience your adolescence? For the construction of the results, content analysis was used in the thematic modality. Results: Seventeen adolescents participated. From the speeches, three categories were revealed: interacting socially, feeling supported, and experiencing and facing prejudice. Conclusions: The biopsychosocial and conflicting complexity that adolescents with orofacial clefts experience was noticed, as well as the importance of receiving support and establishing modalities of situational coping.
RESUMO Objetivo: Compreender a experiência de jovens com fissura orofacial quanto à vivência da adolescência. Métodos: Estudo descritivo, qualitativo, desenvolvido em um hospital público e terciário brasileiro, referência no atendimento de pacientes com anomalias craniofaciais e síndromes relacionadas, entre fevereiro e abril de 2019. A amostra foi definida por saturação teórica. Estabeleceram-se como critérios de inclusão: idade compreendida entre dez e 19 anos completos e apresentação de fissura orofacial (lábio e/ou palato) previamente operada. Excluíram-se aqueles que apresentavam a fissura associada a síndromes ou outras malformações. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista semiestruturada, que foi gravada em áudio e transcrita na íntegra. O elemento disparador foi: como tem sido para você vivenciar sua adolescência? Para a construção dos resultados, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo na modalidade temática. Resultados: Participaram 17 adolescentes. Com base nos discursos, desvelaram-se três categorias: interagindo socialmente; sentindo-se apoiado; e vivenciando e enfrentando o preconceito. Conclusões: Percebeu-se a complexidade biopsicossocial e conflituosa que adolescentes com fissura de orofacial vivenciam, assim como a importância de eles receberem apoio e de se estabelecerem modalidades de enfrentamento situacional.