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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2017

Voice rehabilitation after laryngeal cancer: Associated effects on psychological well-being.

Liza Bergström, Elizabeth C Ward, Caterina Finizia

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Voice rehabilitation for laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2019
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  2. Cost-effectiveness analysis of voice rehabilitation for patients with laryngeal cancer: a randomized controlled study.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2020
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  5. Is voice rehabilitation not necessary for patients with laryngeal cancer after radiotherapy?European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2020
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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Liza BergströmDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenberg, Sweden. liza.bergstrom@uq.net.au.ORCID 0000-0002-6749-9390
Elizabeth C WardSchool of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Caterina FiniziaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenberg, Sweden.
Queensland Health · AUUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposePsychological distress after laryngeal cancer treatment is prevalent. Although voice rehabilitation has shown to improve functional outcomes and positively affect health-related quality of life, to date, there has been limited study of the associated effect of behavioural voice intervention on psychological well-being/distress post laryngeal cancer.

methodSixty-three patients with Tis-T4 laryngeal cancer treated with (chemo)radiotherapy were prospectively recruited and randomised to either a voice rehabilitation (VR, n = 31) or control group (n = 32). The VR group received 10 speech pathology sessions consisting of both direct and indirect voice intervention post (chemo)radiotherapy. The control group received general voice education but not specific intervention. As part of a multidisciplinary assessment battery, psychological well-being/distress was measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) pre, six and 12 months post VR.

resultsWithin-group analysis revealed a significant (p = 0.03) reduction in the proportion of patients with anxiety in the VR group between baseline and 12 months. No change over time was observed in controls. Between-group analysis revealed a trend for fewer VR cases demonstrating anxiety (p = 0.06) or depression (p = 0.08) at 6 months and significantly fewer demonstrating anxiety (p = 0.04) and depression (p = 0.04) at 12 months, compared to controls. Significant correlations were observed between patients' voice perceptions and reduced anxiety (r

conclusionsThe positive correlations and between-group analyses indicate a positive effect on psychological well-being associated with completing voice rehabilitation. Results highlight potential additional benefits of behavioural voice intervention beyond achieving direct change to voice function.

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AgedFemaleHumansLaryngeal NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of LifeSpeech-Language PathologyVoiceRadiotherapySpeech-language pathologyVoice therapy

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