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Is there a difference in quality of life, comparing summer and winter, in patients who have undergone total laryngectomy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 October 2007

F C Van Wyk ,
F Vaz ,
M Harries  and
J Weighill
F C Van Wyk*
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
F Vaz
Affiliation:
Department of Head and Neck Cancer Services, University College Hospital, London, UK
M Harries
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
J Weighill
Affiliation:
Department of ENT Surgery, Royal Sussex County Hospital, Brighton, UK
*
Address for correspondence: Mr F C van Wyk, 53 Bushy Hill Drive, Guildford GU1 2UQ, UK. Fax: 01483532388 E-mail: fcvanwyk@googlemail.com
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Abstract

Introduction:

Several studies have implied that patients' quality of life stabilises six months after undergoing total laryngectomy. However, these studies may well have overlooked persistent short term variations in patients' quality of life. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of seasonal change (i.e. summer vs winter) on the quality of life of patients following total laryngectomy.

Methods:

A prospective, cross-sectional study of recurrence-free laryngectomy patients was performed, using the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (version three) QLQ-C30 questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30), during January 2004 (i.e. winter), August 2004 (summer) and January 2005 (winter).

Results:

Thirty-six patients were entered into the study. The response rate was 70.3 per cent. Patient's time elapsed since surgery varied from six months to 12 years. In all questionnaire domains, responses seemed remarkably consistent over time.

Conclusion:

No statistically significant differences were found between summer and winter scores in all the domains analysed by the EORTC QLQ-C30.

Keywords

Quality of LifeLaryngectomySeasonal Variation
Type
Main Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 122 , Issue 9 , September 2008 , pp. 967 - 971
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 2007

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Footnotes

Presented as a poster at the British Academic Conference in Otolaryngology, 5 to 7 July 2006, Birmingham, UK.

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