Observations by Caregivers Using the Infant with Clefts Observation Outcomes Instrument (iCOO): A Comparison of Three Versus Seven-day Daily Diaries

• Published in: The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal 2024-09, Vol.61 (9), p.1538-1542
• Main Authors: Rahman, Muhammad, Leroux, Brian G., McKinney, Christy M., Kapp-Simon, Kathleen A., Edwards, Todd, Jones, Salene M., Rosenberg, Janine M., Patrick, Donald, Daniels, Kristen, Stueckle, Laura, Heike, Carrie L.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 1055-6656; 1545-1569; 1545-1569
• DOI: 10.1177/10556656231175290

Objective Our goal was to compare data collected from 3- and 7-day Infant with Clefts Observation Outcomes (iCOO) diaries. Design Secondary data analysis of an observational longitudinal cohort study. Caregivers completed the daily iCOO for 7 days before cleft lip surgery (T0) and for 7 days after cleft lip repair (T1). We compared 3- and 7-day diaries collected at T0 and 3- and 7-day diaries collected at T1. Setting United States. Participants Primary caregivers of infants with cleft lip with and without cleft palate (N  =  131) planning lip repair and enrolled in original iCOO study. Main Outcomes Measure(s) Mean differences and Pearson correlation coefficients. Results Correlation coefficients were high for global impressions (>0.90) and scaled scores (0.80–0.98). Mean differences were small across iCOO domains at T0. T1 comparisons reflected the same pattern. Conclusions Three-day diary data is comparable to 7-day diaries for measuring caregiver observations using iCOO across T0 and T1.