Alexis L Johns1, Erin R Wallace2, Brent R Collett3, Kathleen A Kapp-Simon4,5, Amelia F Drake6, Carrie L Heike7, Sara L Kinter8, Daniela V Luquetti7, Leanne Magee9, Susan Norton10, Kathleen Sie10, Matthew L Speltz3. 1. Division of Plastic and Maxillofacial Surgery, 5150Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. 2. Center for Child Health, Behavior, and Development, 145793Seattle Children's Research Institute, Seattle, WA, USA. 3. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 4. Department of Surgery, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. 5. 24183Shriners Hospitals for Children, Chicago, IL, USA. 6. Otolaryngology, 2331University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA. 7. Craniofacial Center, 7274Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. 8. Pediatrics, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA. 9. Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA. 10. Department of Otolaryngology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
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. OUTCOME MEASURE: 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.
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. OUTCOME MEASURE: 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.
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