| Voice-related quality of life (V-RQOL) outcomes in laryngectomees. | |
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PMID: 20848430 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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BACKGROUND: Laryngeal cancer has a significant impact on patients. This study compared the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) outcomes specific to 3 different postlaryngectomy voice rehabilitation methods. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective review of 75 patients with laryngectomy from our V-RQOL questionnaire database. RESULTS: The database included 18 electrolaryngeal speech (ELS), 15 esophageal speech (ES), and 42 tracheoesophageal speech (TES) patients. Pairwise comparisons of V-RQOL outcomes showed that TES was perceived to be better than ELS (p < .001). ES was perceived as better than ELS, but this was driven by a difference in the total and social-emotional V-RQOL scores (p < .05). There was no difference between TES and ES groups. Only ELS showed a positive correlation with time after surgery and older age. CONCLUSIONS: Patients using TES had similar V-RQOL outcomes compared to ES and both performed significantly better than ELS. For ELS, the total V-RQOL score was better with longer time after surgery and older age. |
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Roger V Moukarbel; Philip C Doyle; John H Yoo; Jason H Franklin; Adam M B Day; Kevin Fung |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Head & neck Volume: 33 ISSN: 1097-0347 ISO Abbreviation: Head Neck Publication Date: 2011 Jan |
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Created Date: 2011-01-12 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8902541 Medline TA: Head Neck Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 31-6 Citation Subset: IM |
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© 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck, 2011. |
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Department of Otolaryngology, Division of Head & Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. |
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