Observational studyHealth and quality of life outcomes2020
Quality of life after total laryngectomy: impact of different vocal rehabilitation methods in a middle income country.
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- Impact of Oncological Treatment on Quality of Life in Patients with Head and Neck Malignancies: A Systematic Literature Review (2020-2025).Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025Pooled it
- Inhibiting biofilm growth on ammonium salt-functionalized or fluorinated voice prostheses silicone.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
- Long-term health-related quality of life following an online rehabilitation program after total laryngectomy: a 3-year retrospective longitudinal study.Journal of medicine and life · 2026Observational
- Closure techniques for esophageal reconstruction after total laryngectomy and their impact on fistula formation.World journal of clinical oncology · 2025Article
- Survival analysis of laryngeal squamous cell cancer, considering different treatment modalities and other factors influencing survival - a monocentric retrospective investigation.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 · 2025Article
- Experimental Study on Noise-Reduced Propagation Characteristics of the Parametric Acoustic Array Field in a Neck Phantom.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Voice-related quality of life after total laryngectomy: a scoping review of recent evidence.Health and quality of life outcomes · 2025Article
- Quality of Life of Patients Using Esophageal Speech after Total Laryngectomy: A Systematic Review Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
- The process of reacquiring new vocalization in total laryngectomy patients with head and neck cancer: A qualitative study.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2024Article
- Evolution of the quality of life of total laryngectomy patients using electrolarynx.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2024Observational
- The Localisation of a Tracheoesophageal Shunt during Laryn(-gopharyn)gectomy Determines the Risk of Shunt Insufficiency.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Νanomaterial-Loaded Polymer Coating Prevents the In Vitro Growth ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Use of an open partial laryngectomy technique for a massive laryngeal leiomyosarcoma in a 40-year-old man with functional preservation postoperatively.Journal of surgical case reports · 2023Article
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- Subjective Perception and Psychoacoustic Aspects of the Laryngectomee Voice: The Impact on Quality of Life.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Biocompatible Materials in Otorhinolaryngology and Their Antibacterial Properties.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- The effect of surgery plus intensity-modulated radiotherapy on treatment in laryngeal cancer: A clinical retrospective study.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022Article
- Irisin Association with Ki-67, MCM3 and MT-I/II in Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Larynx.Biomolecules · 2021Article
- Assessment of Ceragenins in Prevention of Damage to Voice Prostheses Caused byPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Preventing Biofilm Formation and Development on Ear, Nose and Throat Medical Devices.Biomedicines · 2021Review
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Abstract
introductionThe impact of advanced laryngeal cancer and its extensive surgical treatments cause significant morbidity for these patients. Total laryngectomy impacts essential functions such as breathing, communication and swallowing, and may influence the quality of life as well as affecting the social life of laryngeal cancer patients.
objectiveDescribe the quality of life and analyze the factors associated with the reduced quality of life in patients who have undergone total laryngectomy.
methodObservational cross-sectional study was carried out to evaluate the quality of life of patients who had undergone total laryngectomy due to laryngeal cancer. The fourth version of the UW-QOL Quality of Life Assessment Questionnaire from Washington University, validated for Portuguese, was used.
resultsThe study population was 95 patients, and the mean composite score of the QOL was 80.4. In the subjective domains the majority of the patients (38.9%) reported they felt much better at present compared to the month before being diagnosed with cancer. When questioned about how they evaluated their health-related quality of life, there was a predominance of those who considered it good (43.2%), and most considered they had a good quality of life (46.3%) considering personal well-being. The overall quality of life was considered good to excellent by 83.2% of the patients. Patients with tracheoesophageal prosthesis reported a better quality of life, compared to patients using an electrolarynx or esophageal voice.
conclusionThe high mean value of the composite score for quality of life revealed that the patients assessed their quality of life positively. The absence of vocal emission was the only variable associated with a lower quality of life within the composite score according to the UW-QOL questionnaire.
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