Outcomes analysis of voice and quality of life in patients with laryngeal cancer.
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OBJECTIVE To assess relationships between voice satisfaction and global quality of life in patients who have been treated for laryngeal cancer. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey study. SETTING Veterans Affairs Medical Center. PATIENTS Eighty patients who had completed treatment for laryngeal cancer with either total laryngectomy (n=17), radiotherapy (n=24), or both (n=39). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Subscale scores on a general health status instrument (the Medical Outcomes Study 36-item short-form health survey), and a validated voice-specific functional status instrument (the Voice Handicap Index). RESULTS Self-rated global health did not correlate significantly with emotional, functional, or physical voice handicap, although some subscales on the 36-item short-form health survey correlated with voice handicap scores. Global health status scores did not differ between patients who had undergone laryngectomy with a tracheoesophageal puncture and patients treated with radiotherapy only. Physical voice handicap scores did not differ significantly between those who underwent tracheoesophageal puncture and those who had radiotherapy, but emotional (P=.07) and functional (P=.01) handicap scores were lower in patients treated with radiotherapy. However, there was considerable overlap in voice handicap scores, with many patients who had had tracheoesophageal puncture showing less voice handicap than patients treated with radiotherapy. CONCLUSIONS These data demonstrate that health status is affected by other factors than voice handicap in patients with laryngeal cancer. In addition, there is a large amount of individual variation in voice handicap after treatment. These findings illustrate the need for prospective studies assessing voice handicap and quality of life after treatment for laryngeal cancer.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery
دوره 124 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998