ABCLOVE: Voice therapy outcomes for patients with head and neck cancer

Ouyoung, Laishyang Melody; Swanson, Mark S.; Villegas, Brenda Capobres; Damodar, Dhanur; Kokot, Niels; Sinha, Uttam K.

doi:10.1002/hed.24322

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“…Ten studies examined the impact of rehabilitation interventions on the primary outcome of communication. Six studies (60%)--5 RCTs and 1 single arm trial--identified statistically significant improvements in communication and all were conducted in those with head and neck cancer [342][343][344][345][346][347][348] (n=6). All cancer stages were represented across the seven trials, and all were conducted in a clinic or hospital system-based settings in the survivorship post-active cancer treatment phase.…”

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confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Functional Outcomes in Cancer Rehabilitation

Sleight

Gerber

Marshall³

et al. 2022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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Section: Communicationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Systematic Review of Functional Outcomes in Cancer Rehabilitation

Sleight

Gerber

Marshall³

et al. 2022

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

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“…Voice dysfunctions such as dysphonia are one of the main communication alterations (5) , affecting up to 50.5% of people undergoing supracricoid laryngectomy (6) , up to 37% treated with thyroidectomy (7) and up to 32% of those who received chemoradiotherapy. Voice problems can affect QoL (8) and have been associated with higher levels of depression, anxiety and distress (9)(10)(11) , so adaptive coping strategies can benefit the emotional well-being of H&N cancer patients.…”

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Quality of life, adherence to voice rehabilitation therapy and psychological variables in patients with head and neck cancer

Toski de Angel,

Galindo-Vázquez,

Contreras Buendia

et al. 2024

Psicooncología

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Introduction: Voice problems can affect quality of life (QoL), other psychological aspects, and the adequate adherence to voice rehabilitation therapy. Objective: To determine the association between QoL and treatment adherence (TA) to voice rehabilitation with symptoms of anxiety, depression, and coping strategies. Method: A longitudinal study was conducted with 97 participants with head and neck cancer (H&N) who were attending voice rehabilitation therapy. Instruments: EORTC QLQ-C30 and QLQ-H&N35, Treatment Adherence Checklist, Cancer Coping Questionnaire and HADS. Results: The mean overall QoL was 83.33, and mean TA was 8.80. Lower overall QoL and emotional functioning scores, as well as higher dry mouth scores were associated with higher levels of anxiety. Greater problems with social contact and lower TA were associated to higher depression scores. Conclusion: Consistent with the literature, TA and QoL were associated to depression and QoL was also correlated to anxiety. These results are among the first to explore such aspects in Latino patients and emphasize the importance of multidisciplinary care for H&N cancer patients in voice rehabilitation therapy, given that during their treatment they may encounter psychological barriers that could hinder their progress in voice quality and QoL.

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