Healthcare providers' psychosocial support for patients with a cleft: Europe and Australia

Nicholls, Wendy; Harper, Craig A.; Tural, Serpil; Maulina, Ieva; Zepa, Inta; Radojicic, Julija; Pesic, Zoran; Velikova, Radost; Saygı, Evrim Karadağ; Persson, Mia

doi:10.4103/jclpca.jclpca_62_17

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“…If an accredited training course were provided, 70% stated they would attend [7] . This is further supported by the fact that it is also established that short courses for healthcare professionals can significantly increase knowledge [8][9][10][11] . It is essential for healthcare professionals who provide care for individuals with a cleft to understand both the psychological constructs and risk factors for those undergoing appearance-altering procedures together with an evidence-based approach to mitigating the potential negative psychosocial impacts, which is precisely what the Cutting Edge Training program does.…”

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Cutting Edge - an innovative psychosocial training program for healthcare professionals who provide appearance-altering procedures

Persson¹

2023

Plast Aesthet Res

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Access to psychosocial care is considered a fundamental part of the care for conditions that result in a visible difference, such as cleft lip and palate. At the same time, there is a shortage of trained mental health professionals and structural resources, making it challenging to implement the psychosocial component of care for many healthcare providers worldwide. Therefore, there is a need to find innovative ways to facilitate psychosocial support. This article aims to describe the Cutting Edge Training program that was developed to increase the psychosocial understanding of healthcare professionals who provide care for patients undergoing appearance-altering procedures. The program consists of five modules, with a particular emphasis on social determinants and the impact of living in an appearance-focused society. The developed training program does increase knowledge and awareness of the negative impacts of appearance-related distress and how to improve patient care for those undergoing appearance-altering procedures. Furthermore, it promotes a broader social dialogue about the need to encourage positive attitudes towards diversity in appearance, thus enhancing the future social integration of those who are affected by visible differences.

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Cutting Edge - an innovative psychosocial training program for healthcare professionals who provide appearance-altering procedures

Persson¹

2023

Plast Aesthet Res

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Opening a Pandora’s Box that can’t be salvaged: Health professionals’ perceptions of appearance-related care in an Australian pediatric specialist hospital

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Cutting edge training: upskilling health professionals in psychological care for patients undergoing appearance-altering procedures

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Journal of Aesthetic Nursing

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The number of patients undergoing appearance-altering procedures is increasing, whether they do so as treatment for an existing condition or as an elected cosmetic procedure. Consequently, many patients experience difficulties in coming to terms with changes to their looks, or may have unrealistic expectations of the outcomes and impacts of the treatment. Despite clear evidence that psychological factors play a significant part in many aspects of cosmetic surgery, patients often have very limited or even non-existent access to psychological input as part of their treatment. Therefore, a European Union-funded consortium initiated a survey of 66 healthcare professionals (HCPs) working in the medical aesthetics sector from Bulgaria, Italy, Norway and Romania with the aim of ascertaining their views on the need to enhance psychosocial care, the need for appropriate training and the willingness of HCPs in this sector to undertake this training if available. The results show that there is a pressing need to develop high quality, evidence-based, relevant vocational educational training for those specialising in the care of patients undergoing appearance-related surgery and associated treatments.

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Healthcare providers' psychosocial support for patients with a cleft: Europe and Australia

Cited by 3 publications

References 27 publications

Cutting Edge - an innovative psychosocial training program for healthcare professionals who provide appearance-altering procedures

Cutting Edge - an innovative psychosocial training program for healthcare professionals who provide appearance-altering procedures

Opening a Pandora’s Box that can’t be salvaged: Health professionals’ perceptions of appearance-related care in an Australian pediatric specialist hospital

Cutting edge training: upskilling health professionals in psychological care for patients undergoing appearance-altering procedures

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