Voice handicap index and voice-related quality of life in small laryngeal carcinoma
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : C. Kasper M. Schuster G. Psychogios J. Zenk A. Stro¨bele F. Rosanowski E. Gra¨کel T. Haderlein
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2011
Description
Laryngeal cancer can affect the patients’ voice. For assessment of the patients’ self-perception of their voice, several tools were introduced into clinical routine. The voice handicap index questionnaire (VHI) is regarded as the ‘‘gold standard’’. However, in benign laryngeal pathologies and in functional dysphonia, the shorter voicerelated quality of life questionnaire (V-RQOL) proved to be equivalent. This study examines the correlation of both questionnaires in patients who had been treated for small (T1 and T2) laryngeal cancer. It was performed during regular outclinic examinations. In total, 65 patients aged 62.1 ± 10.0 years completed the German versions of the VHI and V-RQOL. Their average VHI total score was 38.9 ± 26.0 points and the average V-RQOL score was 70.1 ± 24.4%. The total scores correlated with |q| = 0.92 and p\0.01. Both questionnaires give quasi identical results, the shorter V-RQOL may be favoured for clinical application
Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol (2011) 268:401–404, Received: 1 July 2010 / Accepted: 20 August 2010 / Published online: 7 September 2010 Springer-Verlag 2010
