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- The study explores the quality of life of Taiwanese adults with unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP), highlighting the impact of this condition on their overall health and social functioning.
- Patients with UVCP reported significantly lower scores compared to the general population across all subscales of the SF-36 Health Survey.
- Shimmer, a measure of voice quality, serves as a strong predictor of various health dimensions affected by UVCP, indicating its importance in assessing the condition's impact on patients.
Article Abstract
Objective/hypothesis: To investigate the quality of life (QoLF) status of Taiwanese adults with unilateral vocal cord paralysis (UVCP).
Study Design: A prospective, QoLF survey in a tertiary referral voice center.
Methods: Fifty-five consecutive UVCP patients were evaluated with Medical Outcome Study Short Form-36 (SF-36) Health Survey and the voice outcome survey at entry.
Results: UVCP patients have significantly lower scores in all eight SF-36 subscales (P < .05) than do normative Taiwan adult population, particularly in role functioning-physical problems, social functioning, and role functioning-emotional problems. Shimmer parameter is a robust and consistent predictor for bodily pain (beta = -20.8), role functioning-emotional problems (beta = -27.9), and social functioning (beta = -20) general health dimensions. Shimmer is also predictive of UVCP-related total voice outcome survey score (beta = -8.6, P < .05).
Conclusions: UVCP can seriously compromise phonation, swallowing, and social functions; thus significantly impacting a patient's general health status. Voice physiological function is also a QoLF outcome indicator.
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