Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Conditions
Interventions
Application of the vocal handicap questionnaires 10 (IDV-10), the Head and Neck Dysphagia Questionnaire - MDADI and the Self-administered Odor Questionnaire for patients with olfactory dysfunction (SA
Other
E05.318.308.980
Sponsors
Giulianno Molina de Melo
Real e Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de Beneficência/SP
Eligibility
Age
20 Years to 95 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients undergoing total laryngectomy with primary speech rehabilitation within a minimum of six months after surgery; patients undergoing total laryngectomy with secondary speech rehabilitation six months after insertion when surgery and radiotherapy; patients undergoing total laryngectomy with speech rehabilitation with esophageal voice six months after surgery and radiation therapy; patients undergoing total laryngectomy with speech rehabilitation with electronic larynx six months after insertion when surgery and radiotherapy; patients without evidence of disease; patients capable of phoning regardless of vocal quality; patients able to read, understand and answer the QOL questionnaire; patients who agreed to participate in the study by filling out a questionnaire voluntarily
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with tumor recurrence or persistence; patients with other than total laryngectomy; lost follow-up patients; patients who refused to participate in the study; patients with death due to illness within 6m after answering the questionnaires; patients with a follow-up of fewer than 6 months
Design outcomes
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the effect of comparing the quality of life of voice alteration and dysphagia in total laryngectomies patients and rehabilitated for voice by the various methods: voice with the prosthesis, esophageal voice and with the electronic larynx, through the application of quality of life questionnaires, expecting to find a variation of at least 5% in the results of the measurements of each score. | — |
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate the impact on the quality of life of voice alteration and dysphagia in total laryngectomies patients who are rehabilitated for voice through the application of quality of life questionnaires, expecting to find a variation of at least 5% in the measurement results of each score. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactGiulianno Melo
Real e Benemérita Associação Portuguesa de Beneficência/SP
Outcome results
None listed