Behavioral Adjustment of Preschool Children With and Without Craniofacial Microsomia.
Cleft Palate Craniofac J
; 58(1): 42-53, 2021 01.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
The study aim was to assess behavioral adjustment in preschool children with and without craniofacial microsomia (CFM).DESIGN:
Multisite cohort study of preschoolers with CFM ("cases") or without CFM ("controls").PARTICIPANTS:
Mothers (89%), fathers (9%), and other caregivers (2%) of 161 preschoolers. OUTCOMEMEASURE:
Child Behavior Check List (CBCL 1.5-5); linear regressions with standardized effect sizes (ES) adjusted for sociodemographic confounds.RESULTS:
Child Behavior Check Lists for 89 cases and 72 controls (average age 38.3 ± 1.9 months). Children were male (54%), white (69%), and of Latino ethnicity (47%). Cases had microtia with mandibular hypoplasia (52%), microtia only (30%), or other CFM-associated features (18%). Nearly 20% of cases had extracranial anomalies. Composite CBCL scores were in the average range compared to test norms and similar for cases and controls. On the subscales, cases' parents reported higher Anxious/Depressed scores (ES = 0.35, P = .04), Stress Problems (ES = 0.40, P = .04), Anxiety Problems (ES = 0.34, P = .04), and Autism Spectrum Problems (ES = 0.41, P = .02); however, the autism subscale primarily reflected speech concerns. Among cases, more problems were reported for children with extracranial anomalies and certain phenotypic categories with small ES.CONCLUSIONS:
Behavioral adjustment of preschoolers with CFM was comparable to peers. However, parental reports reflected greater concern for internalizing behaviors; thus, anxiety screening and interventions may benefit children with CFM. Among cases, more problems were reported for those with more complex presentations of CFM. Craniofacial microsomia-related speech problems should be distinguished from associated psychosocial symptoms during developmental evaluations.Palavras-chave
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Adult
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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En
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article