Table 2.
Summary of the 26 included articles.
| First author | Year of publication | Country | Participants' age | Sample size | Main findings | Presence of psychological problems |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Stock NM | 2016 | United Kingdom | Diagnosis at 18 months, 3 years, 5 years and 8 years old | Not reported | Adjustment and other risk/protective factors that are measurable across key developmental periods | Yes |
| 2-Feragen KB | 2015 | United Kingdom | 16 years | 857 | Cognitive, emotional, behavioural, appearance-related and psychosocial adjustment | Yes |
| 3-Feragen KB | 2016 | United Kingdom | 10 years | 845 | Satisfaction with appearance and associated conditions | No |
| 4-Nilsson S | 2012 | Sweden | Children born in 1987–1993 until 1st of January 2008 | Not reported | Psychological health of children and their mothers, and wither the higher effect of CL alone or associated with OFC | Yes |
| 5-Klassen AF | 2011 | United Kingdom | Not reported | Ranged from 23 to 661 in 9 countries | Quality of life involving physical, psychological and social aspects | Yes |
| 6-Feragen KB | 2014 | United Kingdom | 10 years | Not reported | Visibility of the cleft, adjustment and associated conditions | Yes |
| 7-Chimruang J | 2011 | Thailand | Not reported | 18 | Parental support, physical symptoms, functional limitations, emotional wellbeing and social wellbeing | Yes |
| 8-Hexem KR | 2013 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Not reported | 45 | Expectations of parents about feeding, speech and overall wellbeing of their children, and postoperative satisfaction. | Yes |
| 9-Pradubwong S | 2014 | Thailand | 5–6 years | 39 | Quality of life, speech, hearing, dental treatment and communication skills | No |
| 10-Broder HL | 2014 | United States | 11.8 years (mean) | 1200 | Preoperative psychological health | Yes |
| 11-Mahalingam S | 2013 | United Kingdom | Not reported | 24 | Ethnic group, effect of teasing and bullying on the child self-esteem | Yes |
| 12-Chua HD | 2012 | Hong Kong | Not reported | Not reported | Comparison of maxillary distraction osteogenesis and conventional orthognathic surgery and patients satisfaction. | Yes |
| 13-Lorot-Marchand | 2015 | United States | 15 years (mean) | 55 | Taunting, daily lives, self-perception and effect on educational level | Yes |
| 14-Jeong JH | 2013 | Korea | Not reported | 36 | Psychological states and stress levels of the Korean mothers of CLP patients | Yes |
| 15-Wang Y | 2013 | China | Not reported | 102 | Significance of somatisation, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression and anxiety among mothers | Yes |
| 16-Grollemund B | 2012 | France | Parents and children were seen twice, when the child is 4 months old and when the child was one year old | Not reported | Child distress, withdrawal, importance of prenatal diagnosis, relational development with the child, self-image and quality of life. | Yes |
| 17-Hasanzadeh N | 2014 | Iran | Not reported | 55 | Coping strategies and psychological distress among mothers | Yes |
| 18-Feragen KB | 2014 | United Kingdom | Not reported | 754 | Prevalence of conditions that affect cognitive and/or psychosocial functioning | Yes |
| 19-Broder HL | 2014 | United States | 11.8 years (mean) | 1200 | Self-esteem and it's relation | Yes |
| 20-Wang Y | 2009 | United States | Not reported | 204 | Anxiety and depression among parents | Yes |
| 21-Gajarao HM | 2015 | India | Not reported | 60 | Psychiatric problems among mothers | Yes |
| 22-Beluci ML | 2016 | Sau Paulo, Brazil | Not reported | 50 | Psychological disability, social disability and physical handicap | Yes |
| 23-Alansari R | 2014 | KSA | Not reported | 11 | Stigma, negative self-perception and defectiveness | Yes |
| 24-Augsornwan D | 2011 | Thailand | 8–18 years | 15 | Postoperative self-perception, worrying about scaring and further treatment | No |
| 25-Zamora Linares CE | 2010 | Spain | 10 years | 92 | Self-esteem and dependence on others | Yes |
| 26-Gong C | 2011 | China | Not reported | 100 | Effect of psychological counselling among parents | Yes |