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dc.contributor.authorAbdelrahim Attiehen_US
dc.contributor.authorJeff Searlen_US
dc.contributor.authorNada Shahaltoughen_US
dc.contributor.authorMahmoud Wreikaten_US
dc.contributor.authorDonna Lundyen_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-05T19:40:07Z
dc.date.available2009-05-05T19:40:07Z
dc.date.issued2006-11-24en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbdelrahim Attieh;Jeff Searl;Nada Shahaltough;Mahmoud Wreikat;Donna Lundy: Voice restoration following total laryngectomy by tracheoesophageal prosthesis: Effect on patients' quality of life and voice handicap in Jordan. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008, 6(1):26.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2271/637en_US
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: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 laryngectomy, individuals in Europe and North America have rated their quality of life as being lower than non-laryngectomized individuals. The purpose of this study was to evaluate changes in quality of life and degree of voice handicap reported by laryngectomized speakers from Jordan before and after establishment of TE speech.METHODS:Twelve male Jordanian laryngectomees completed the University of Michigan Head & Neck Quality of Life instrument and the Voice Handicap Index pre- and post-TE puncture.RESULTS:All subjects showed significant improvements in their quality of life following successful prosthetic voice restoration. In addition, voice handicap scores were significantly reduced from pre- to post-TE puncture.CONCLUSION:Tracheoesophageal speech significantly improved the quality of life and limited the voice handicap imposed by total laryngectomy. This method of voice restoration has been used for a number of years in other countries and now appears to be a viable alternative within Jordan.en_US
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dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBioMedCentralen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://www.hqlo.com/content/6/1/26en_US
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1477-7525-6-26.pdfen_US
dc.rightsThis is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAgeden_US
dc.subject.meshCanadaen_US
dc.subject.meshCardiac Output, Low/ physiopathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshExercise Testen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshHeart Failure/ physiopathology/psychologyen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshMiddle Ageden_US
dc.subject.meshOutcome Assessment (Health Care)/ methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshPsychometrics/ instrumentationen_US
dc.subject.meshQuality of Lifeen_US
dc.subject.meshQuestionnairesen_US
dc.subject.meshSickness Impact Profileen_US
dc.subject.meshUnited Statesen_US
dc.subject.meshVentricular Dysfunction, Left/physiopathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshVentricular Dysfunction, Right/physiopathologyen_US
dc.titleVoice restoration following total laryngectomy by tracheoesophageal prosthesis: Effect on patients' quality of life and voice handicap in Jordanen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1186/1477-7525-6-26en_US
dc.identifier.pmidPMC17125512en_US
dc.rights.accessrightsopenAccessen_US
dc.date.captured2009-04-27en_US


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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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