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Current treatment of cleft patients in Europe from a provider perspective : a cross-sectional survey

Publication date2022-08-26
First online date2022-08-26
Abstract

The latest Eurocleft study reported several discrepancies in cleft care. Since then, no critical assessment has been performed. This study aimed to better understand the main strengths and inefficiencies of cleft care within Europe. The Google documents platform was used to create an online survey to investigate several aspects, i.e., provider characteristics, patient profile, services offered, and treatment protocols and complications. Descriptive statistics were calculated. The association between categorical variables was performed using Fisher's exact test. The significance level chosen was 0.05. A total of 69 individuals from 23 European countries completed the survey. Centralized care was the preferred system, and the majority of the countries have an association for cleft patients and professionals (53.6%). The largest percentage of patients was seen in the university hospital environment (Fisher's exact testp< 0.001). The majority of responders (98.6%) reported that an orthodontist was involved in cleft treatment, and 56.5% of them spend 76-100% of their time treating these patients. Despite cleft care having been reconfigured in Europe, a better consensus among the various centers regarding provider characteristics, services offered, and treatment protocols is still required. There is a need for better coordination between clinicians and national/international regulatory bodies.

Keywords
  • Cleft lip
  • Cleft palate
  • Health disparities
  • Cleft Lip / epidemiology
  • Cleft Lip / surgery
  • Cleft Palate / surgery
  • Cross-Sectional Studies
  • Europe
  • Humans
  • Oral Surgical Procedures / methods
Citation (ISO format)
FRANCISCO, Inês et al. Current treatment of cleft patients in Europe from a provider perspective : a cross-sectional survey. In: International journal of environmental research and public health, 2022, vol. 19, n° 17, p. 10638. doi: 10.3390/ijerph191710638
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