Clinical relevance of quality-of-life data in laryngectomized patients.

Objectives/hypothesis: Statistically significant differences in health-related quality of life (HRQL) are not always clinically relevant. It is also plausible that patients perceive other changes to be relevant than health professionals do. The objective of this study was to find thresholds for HRQL that laryngectomees consider to be clinically relevant 1 year after surgery, (i.