Dr Nicola Stock's Outputs (86)

Teachers’ Perspectives on the Impact of Cleft Lip and/or Palate During the School Years (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) poses many challenges for those affected throughout the school years, with recent studies pointing to a trend in poor educational outcomes. Previous re... Read More about Teachers’ Perspectives on the Impact of Cleft Lip and/or Palate During the School Years.

Comparing psychological adjustment across cleft and other craniofacial conditions: Implications for outcome measurement and intervention (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Although cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) has been a focus of psychological research for a number of years, investigation of adjustment to other, rarer craniofacial anomalies (CFAs) has been scarc... Read More about Comparing psychological adjustment across cleft and other craniofacial conditions: Implications for outcome measurement and intervention.

#CleftProud: A content analysis and online survey of 2 cleft lip and palate facebook groups (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018, American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: More than 2 billion people worldwide now use social networking sites, with an increasing number of users accessing these sites to obtain health information and engage in emotional su... Read More about #CleftProud: A content analysis and online survey of 2 cleft lip and palate facebook groups.

The provision of specialist psychosocial support for people with visible differences: A European survey (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 A substantial body of research has demonstrated the challenges commonly facing people with visible differences (disfigurements) and explored the potential benefits offered by specialist psychosocial support and intervention for those who are n... Read More about The provision of specialist psychosocial support for people with visible differences: A European survey.

Healthcare and psychosocial experiences of individuals with craniofacial microsomia: Patient and caregivers perspectives (2018)
Journal Article

© 2018 Elsevier B.V. Objective: Craniofacial microsomia (CFM) is primarily characterized by underdevelopment of the ear and mandible, with several additional possible congenital anomalies. Despite the potential burden of care and impact of CFM on mul... Read More about Healthcare and psychosocial experiences of individuals with craniofacial microsomia: Patient and caregivers perspectives.

Factors affecting subjective appearance evaluations among patients with congenital craniofacial conditions: An application of Cash’s cognitive-behavioural model of body image development (2018)
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Satisfaction with appearance is of central importance for psychological well-being and health. For individuals with an unusual appearance, such as congenital craniofacial anomalies (CFA), appearance evaluations could be especially important. However,... Read More about Factors affecting subjective appearance evaluations among patients with congenital craniofacial conditions: An application of Cash’s cognitive-behavioural model of body image development.

Centralization of cleft lip and palate services in the united kingdom: The views of adult “returners” (2018)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2018. Background: Since the implementation of centralized services in the United Kingdom for those affected by cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P), several studies have investigated the impact of service rationalization on the delivery of... Read More about Centralization of cleft lip and palate services in the united kingdom: The views of adult “returners”.

Toward a conceptual and methodological shift in craniofacial research (2017)
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© The Author(s) 2017. Objective: To date, research investigating the psychological impact of craniofacial conditions has produced variability across outcomes. The aims of this article were to summarize the challenges that may contribute to this varia... Read More about Toward a conceptual and methodological shift in craniofacial research.

Young person and parent perspectives on the impact of cleft lip and/or palate within an educational setting (2017)
Journal Article

© The Author(s) 2017. Background: During the school years, a cleft of the lip and/or palate (CL/P) may pose a risk to educational achievement. To further understand this multifaceted association, and to offer suggestions as to how young people’s educ... Read More about Young person and parent perspectives on the impact of cleft lip and/or palate within an educational setting.

Recruiting to cohort studies in specialist healthcare services: Lessons learned from clinical research nurses in UK cleft services (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Aims and objectives: To explore the experiences of clinical research nurses recruiting patients in a large specialist care-based cohort study. Background: Longitudinal studies are vital to better understand the aetiolog... Read More about Recruiting to cohort studies in specialist healthcare services: Lessons learned from clinical research nurses in UK cleft services.

Speech, language, and reading in 10-year-olds with cleft: Associations with teasing, satisfaction with speech, and psychological adjustment (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Despite the use of multidisciplinary services, little research has addressed issues involved in the care of those with cleft lip and/or palate across disciplines. The aim was to inves... Read More about Speech, language, and reading in 10-year-olds with cleft: Associations with teasing, satisfaction with speech, and psychological adjustment.

Psychological adjustment to craniofacial conditions (excluding oral clefts): A review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: A congenital craniofacial anomaly (CFA) is expected to impact upon several domains of psychological, emotional and social functioning, yet no recent reviews have comprehensive... Read More about Psychological adjustment to craniofacial conditions (excluding oral clefts): A review of the literature.

The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings (2016)
Journal Article

BACKGROUND: Sibling relationships are among the most unique social connections, significantly affecting psychosocial adjustment. Previous reviews in the fields of chronic illness and disability have concluded that unaffected siblings of children with... Read More about The psychological impact of cleft lip and/or palate on unaffected siblings.

Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Elsevier Ltd During adolescence, romantic relationships are a key developmental milestone. Coupled with the increasing salience of appearance and social acceptance, adolescents with an appearance-altering condition may feel particularly vulner... Read More about Self-perceptions of romantic appeal in adolescents with a cleft lip and/or palate.

Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (2016)
Journal Article

Background: Psychological adjustment to cleft lip/palate is multifaceted and can fluctuate over time and across different situations. Consequently, a comprehensive understanding of adjustment is difficult to capture, and the challenge of achieving co... Read More about Achieving consensus in the measurement of psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate.

Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the United Kingdom (2016)
Journal Article

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is one of the most common birth conditions in the world, but little is known about its causes. Professional opinion remains divided as to whic... Read More about Opportunities and challenges in establishing a cohort study: An example from cleft lip/palate research in the United Kingdom.

Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature (2016)
Journal Article

© 2016 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. Objective: Adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) is multifaceted, involving several domains of psychological and social functioning. A substantial increase in research in this are... Read More about Psychological adjustment to cleft lip and/or palate: A narrative review of the literature.

Risk and protective factors at age 10: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or Palate (2016)
Journal Article

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Objective: To explore psychological functioning in children with a cleft at age 10 from a broad perspective, including cognitive, emotional, behavioral, appearance-related, and social a... Read More about Risk and protective factors at age 10: Psychological adjustment in children with a cleft lip and/or Palate.

Adults' narratives of growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate: Factors associated with psychological adjustment (2016)
Journal Article

© Copyright 2016 American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association. Background: Growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate presents a number of challenges for those affected and their families. Understanding why some individuals cope well while others st... Read More about Adults' narratives of growing up with a cleft lip and/or palate: Factors associated with psychological adjustment.

Appearance, happiness and success: ‘What is beautiful is good' (2016)
Journal Article

In our beauty-obsessed world, where incessant dissatisfaction with appearance is considered to be ‘normal’, it can seem as though those with ‘good looks’ are the ones who have it all. But is it the case that being beautiful can get you further in lif... Read More about Appearance, happiness and success: ‘What is beautiful is good'.