Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Mar-Apr;76(2):199-205. doi: 10.1590/S1808-86942010000200009.
Cleft lip and palate (CLP) is a risk indicator to middle ear alterations, which may damage the development of auditory abilities such as attention that is essential to learn new skills, oral and written communication. Studies on attention process with CLP population are recent and poorly explored in the specific literature. Thus, this study aims to contribute with new subsidies in the field as it investigates the performance of children with CLP in Sustained Auditory Attention Ability Test (SAAAT).
Comparison of SAAAT performance between children with CLP and children without it. Prospective study.
ANOVA was used as variance analysis model with two factors to study the variables such as group and gender. The CLP group showed an average of 2.5 units higher than the control group. This difference is between 0.7 and 4.4 with 95% certain.
Children with cleft lip and palate had poorer performance on SAAAT when compared to those without such craniofacial anomaly, considering attention reduction only.
本研究旨在通过对伴有唇腭裂（CLP）儿童的持续性听觉注意力能力测试（SAAAT）表现进行研究，为该领域提供新的研究方向。
CLP 组的平均得分比对照组高 2.5 个单位。这种差异在 0.7 到 4.4 之间，置信度为 95%。
仅考虑注意力下降的情况，与无颅面畸形的儿童相比，患有唇腭裂的儿童在 SAAAT 上的表现更差。
