title: Quality of life in prosthetic voice users.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to measure the efficacy of prosthetic voice restoration for laryngectomees in relation to various quality-of-life parameters.
  
  
  METHODS
  The University of Washington Quality of Life Scale, the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Scale, and a demographic data form of our own design were completed by 16 laryngectomees who had undergone prosthetic voice restoration in our private practice by Blom-Singer methodology.
  
  
  RESULTS
  More than 80% of the respondents were positive in their assessment of each category on all three surveys.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prosthetic voice restoration in private practice resulted in achieved expectations, satisfaction with speech, and good quality of life as measured by physical, functional, social, and emotional well-being parameters.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Laryngectomees may be offered prosthetic voice restoration with a high likelihood that they will be satisfied.
  
  
  METHODS
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authors.affiliation: ENT Associates of Alabama, USA. jg812green@aol.com
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gerwin
authors.forename: Gerald L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Culton
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000379:methods*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D011788:Quality of Life; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D014833:Voice Quality