Self-Esteem of Patients with Cleft-Lip Cleft-Palate Attending the Self-Esteem Enhancement Program Camp Activities
Hattakorn Samretdee BS1, Jintana Singkhornard MSc1, Daungkaew Rod-ong MSN2, Somchit Maneeganondh BNS2, Aisrapap Theeyoung BSW3, Niramol Patjanasoontorn MD1
Affiliation : 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, KhonKaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand 2 Division of Nursing, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand 3 Department of Social Worker, Srinagarind Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
Background : The patients with cleft lip and cleft palate [CLP] have physical problems in chewing and swallowing food as
well as problems related to the intellectual level, living with others in the society, and low self-esteem. Tawanchai Cleft
Center, therefore, organized a camp to improve the self-esteem of patients.
Objectives: To study the result of the Self-Esteem Enhancement camp activities.
Materials and Methods : This is a descriptive study to evaluate the effects of the Self-Esteem Enhancement Program camp,
which was scheduled on May 5, 2017. The subjects were divided into a group of 39 patients with cleft lip and palate and a
group of 31 normal volunteers without CLP. The instrument included the questionnaire for general baseline data and the 10-
item pre-test and post-test for self-esteem using the Thai version of Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale [SES]. Data Analysis: The
Paired t-test was used to compare the pre-test and post-test scores of the self-esteem scores. The correlation analysis was
based on ANOVA.
Results : The patients with cleft lip and palate had self-esteem score not different from volunteer in pretest, but after joined
the camp showed a significant increase of self-esteem scores in patients with cleft lip and palate compare to volunteers.
Conclusion : The sense of self-esteem of the patients with cleft lip and cleft palate did not differ from normal people. The
camp activities could increase the level of self-esteem in both groups, and significantly in the patients with cleft lip and cleft
palate.
Keywords : Cleft lip and cleft palate, Self-esteem, Self-esteem Enhancement Program
