Voice-related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) Outcomes in Laryngectomees

Overview

Journal Head Neck

Specialties General Surgery
Oncology

Date 2010 Sep 18

PMID 20848430

Citations 19

Authors

Roger V Moukarbel

Philip C Doyle

John H Yoo

Jason H Franklin

Adam M B Day

Kevin Fung

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Abstract

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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