Evaluation of quality of life in patients with advanced laryngeal cancer

OBJECTIVE To find the differences in QOL between patients treated with total laryngectomy with voice rehabilitation or without voice rehabilitation and subtotal laryngectomy, to analysis the factors affecting QOL of patients after laryngectomy by HNQOL. METHODS With HNQOL,a survey was conducted in patients treated with total laryngectomy (30cases) with voice rehabilitation, 30 cases without voice rehabilitation, and 30 cases treated with subtotal laryngectomy for laryngeal cancer. We discuss changes of QOL with time went by,and analysis the factors affecting QOL of patients after laryngectomy. RESULTS There is no difference between patients treated with total laryngectomy with .voice rehabilitation and the one treated with subtotal laryngectomy in their quality of life, however, there is difference between patients treated with total laryngectomy without voice rehabilitation and the one treated with subtotal laryngectomy. CONCLUSION Through voice rehabilitation ,we could advance quality of life of the patients treated with total laryngectomy. Through the integration of psychological, clinical and social intervention, the quality of life of patients may have an overall improvement.