Effects of Tracheostomy on Well-being and Body-Image Perceptions

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• 作者：Dror Gilony ; Dalia Gilboa ; Tzvia Blumstein ; Havi Murad ; Yoav P. Talmi ; Jona Kronenberg and Michael Wolf
• 刊名：Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
• 出版年：2005
• 出版时间：2005
• 年：2005
• 卷：133
• 期：3
• 页码：366-371
• 全文大小：92 K

文摘

Objective

Quality of life after tracheostomy was addressed by measuring its impact on well being and body image perceptions.

Study design and setting

A controlled study in a laryngotracheal clinic of a tertiary referral center. Three groups were studied: 24 cannulated, 19 decannulated, and 20 noncannulated patients. They filled up 3 conventional questionnaires.

Results

(1) Satisfaction-with-life scale: reduced scores were detected between cannulated and noncannulated patients. (2) Personality traits: neuroticism and extroversion: no differences were noted. (3) Body cathexis scale: both cannulated and decannulated patients scored less than noncannulated. In tracheostomy-specific issues, decannulated patients scored better than cannulated patients.

Conclusions

Reduced scores after tracheostomy indicate an overall diminished quality of life. These changes correlate with personality traits. Decannulated patients exhibited only slight improvement indicating an incomplete psychosocial recovery.

Significance

This is the first report on tracheostomy related quality of life in noncancer patients conducted with specific psychological questionnaires.