Development of a Core Outcome Set for the Audit of Cleft Care in Malaysia

OBJECTIVE: To develop a core outcome set for the audit of cleft care in Malaysia.

DESIGN: To generate a core outcome set for patients dealing with cleft lip and/or palate within Malaysia, a combination of scholarly research reviews and consensus-driven methodologies, such as questionnaires and collaborative discussions, were utilized to guide the development process.

SETTING: Multicenter study. Feedback obtains via face-to-face and online interaction.

PARTICIPANTS: Cleft Clinicians, Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Malaysia members, hospitals, and government bodies personal.

MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: Participants provide their feedback and suggestions of each outcome measure.

RESULTS: Through a deliberative process, agreement was established on a uniform set of outcome measures selected from an initial list of 108 potential outcomes. These agreed-upon measures were classified into 12 primary domains: demographic, cleft detail, pregnancy, general pediatric, otolaryngology/audiology, speech, surgical, orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, radiology, photographs, and study models.

CONCLUSION: A specialized core outcome set has been successfully developed for patients with cleft lip and/or palate, aiming to facilitate its implementation within the Malaysian healthcare system.