Larenks kanseri nedeniyle ameliyat olan hastaların psikolojik semptom dağılımının incelenmesi
Abdullah Taş, Recep Yağız, Cem Uzun, Safiye Giran, Memduha Taş, Ahmet R Karasalihoğlu
FREE FULL TEXT Anahtar Kelimeler: Larengeal neoplaziler; larenjektomi; psikolojik testler.
Analysis of the psychological symptoms of patients following surgery for laryngeal cancer
Abdullah Taş, Recep Yağız, Cem Uzun, Safiye Giran, Memduha Taş, Ahmet R Karasalihoğlu
Objectives: We evaluated psychological symptoms
of patients who underwent partial or total laryngectomy
for larynx cancer.
Patients and Methods: The study included 63
patients who underwent total (n=41) or partial (n=22)
laryngectomy. The control group consisted of 20
healthy individuals with similar gender, age, and
sociocultural characteristics. During the postoperative
follow-up, the psychological symptom distribution
of the patients was assessed with the Symptom
Check-List-90-Revised (SCL-90-R).
Results: The SCL-90-R inventory was administered at
a mean of 20.6 months (range 10 to 86 months) postoperatively.
Patients with total laryngectomy had significantly
higher scores than the controls in the subscales of interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anger-hostility,
phobic anxiety, and global symptom index (p<0.05).
Partial laryngectomy patients exhibited lower scores
than total laryngectomy patients, and higher scores than
the control group. The only significant difference
between partial laryngectomy patients and the control
group was in the subscale of anger-hostility (p<0.05).
Conclusion: Patients with laryngeal cancer should
be given postoperative psychological support to minimize adverse effects of total or partial laryngectomy. Key words: Laryngeal neoplasia; laryngectomy; psychologic tests.
Abdullah Taş, Recep Yağız, Cem Uzun, Safiye Giran, Memduha Taş, Ahmet R Karasalihoğlu. Analysis of the psychological symptoms of patients following surgery for laryngeal cancer. Kulak Burun Bogaz Ihtis Derg. 2007; 17(4): 197-200
Corresponding Author: Abdullah Taş |
