Quality of life and communication in orthognathic treatment

Figures & data

Figure 1. Group means for OQLQ total by treatment stage and gender.

Figure 2. Group means for awareness of deformity by treatment stage and gender.

Table 1. CAT-T: Percentage ‘Excellent’ results compared to other published data.

CAT-T item	Current study (n = 78)	Emergency department study^a (n = 226)	Inpatient study^b (n = 700)
The medical team
1. Greeted me in a way that made me feel comfortable	77	54	55
2. Treated me with respect	82	74	66
3. Showed interest in my ideas about health	67	59	58
4. Understood my health concerns	72	68	57
5. Paid attention to me (looked at me, listened carefully)	78	71	64
6. Let me talk without interruption	77	76	66
7. Gave me as much information as I wanted	73	61	56
8. Talked in terms I could understand	82	75	64
9. Checked to be sure I understood everything	74	66	57
10. Encouraged me to ask questions	68	50	53
11. Involved me in decisions as much as I wanted	68	55	52
12. Discussed next steps, including any follow-up plans	73	68	58
13. Showed me care and concern	76	73	64
14. Spent the right amount of time with me	74	69	57
Front desk staff
15. Treated me with respect	64	Not reported	Not reported

^aMcCarthy et al. (2013).

^bFerranti et al. (2010).

Table 2. Associations between QoL and quality of communication.

Spearman’s rho		Quality of life (OQLQ)
		Total	Social aspects	Facial aesthetics	Oral function	Awareness of deformity
CAT-T total (n = 77)	Correlation coefficient	−.342^a	−.314^a	−.316^a	−.211	−.334^a

^aCorrelation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed).

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