title: [Oral communication of laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prosthesis: pre and post-treatment comparative analysis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Speech and voice training for laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prosthesis.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  to compare the quality of oral communication of a group of laryngectomized patients with tracheoesophageal prostheses, pre and post speech and voice training.
  
  
  METHODS
  Voice and speech samples of 17 laryngectomized patients were analyzed before and after receiving speech and voice training. The voice and speech samples were mixed and presented to speech-language pathologists for assessment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Statistically significant (Binomial Test) improvement was observed.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  It can be concluded that the proposed training improved the speech patterns, including melody and singing.
authors.affiliation: Fonoaudióloga, Doutora em Psicologia como Ciência e Profissão pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica - Campinas. ibittante@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Iára Bittante
authors.initials: IB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Claudiney Candido
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: José Francisco Salles
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Chagas
authors.forename: Elaine Cristina Gonçalves
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Rochetti
authors.forename: Luciane Otranto
authors.initials: LO
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004947:Esophagus / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007825:Laryngectomy / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D007831:Larynx, Artificial; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013065:Speech Intelligibility; D013071:Speech, Alaryngeal; D013072:Speech, Esophageal; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014833:Voice Quality; D014834:Voice Training