A review of the literature has been undertaken to examine health-related quality-of-life
(HRQoL) of children and adolescents with speech and language difficulties (SaLD), with a …

Objective Treatment of advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer has shifted from
total laryngectomy (TL) toward laryngeal‐preserving therapies due to a general perception …

This investigation focuses on the psychosocial concomitants of a laryngectomy.
Semistructured interviews were conducted with 218 laryngectomized patients. Standardised …

TEMA: a percepção da disfonia e o impacto que a alteração vocal causa na qualidade de
vida. OBJETIVO: verificar se a interferência da disfonia na qualidade de vida relaciona-se à …

Background Laryngeal cancer is one of the most common malignant neoplasia of the head
and neck. Its incidence has been increasing steadily all over the world. Many patients will …

Background The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between
communicative participation and postlaryngectomy speech outcomes, including listener …

Total laryngectomy is potentially a debilitative surgery resulting in compromise of some of
the most basic functions of life including speech and swallowing. This may have a profound …

Objective (1) To determine potential relationships between speech intelligibility,
acceptability, and self-reported quality of life (QOL) after total laryngectomy and (2) to …

Background Little has been reported about the impact of tracheoesophageal (TE) speech on
individuals in the Middle East where the procedure has been gaining in popularity. After total …

The positive impact of surgical voice restoration on quality of life in the alaryngeal patient
considerably outweighs the complications commonly associated with the procedure. Greater …