Characteristics of nonverbal behavior in patients with cleft lip and palate during interpersonal communication.
作者信息
Adachi Tomoaki, Kochi Shoko, Yamaguchi Tai
机构信息
Department of Developmental and Clinical Studies, Miyagi Gakuin Women's College, 9-1-1 Sakuragaoka, Aoba-ku, Sendai 981-8557, Japan.
出版信息
Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2003 May;40(3):310-6. doi: 10.1597/1545-1569_2003_040_0310_conbip_2.0.co_2.
OBJECTIVE
This study examined characteristics of nonverbal behavior that patients with cleft lip and palate (CLP) presented during interpersonal communication.
DESIGN
This was a case-control design comparing nonverbal behavior of adult women with CLP with females without CLP.
PARTICIPANTS
Subjects were 20 adult women with CLP and 20 noncleft control women matched for age and educational experience.
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES
Subject gestures and facial expressions were videotaped during interviews and analyzed with a computer-based kinematic measurement system.
RESULTS
The clinical group displayed significantly fewer head movements and a lower smile frequency than the control group. Furthermore, head and hand movements and smiles were less coordinated or congruent for the subjects with CLP than for the comparison group.
CONCLUSIONS
Even slight facial disfigurement could have a harmful effect on communication behavior in female patients with CLP.
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