Voice-related quality of life impacts patients with subglottic stenosis, Study says

Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli

Published On 2022-02-04 03:30 GMT | Update On 2022-02-04 03:31 GMT

Researchers have recently found in a new study that voice-related quality of life (QOL) is impacted in patients with subglottic stenosis (SGS) in a predictable way.

The study has been published in the American Journal of Otolaryngology.

The diagnosis of subglottic stenosis (SGS) is usually made by clinical assessment and definitively by a direct endoscopic examination. Literature reveals that different spirometric values in relation to anatomical grading and severity of subglottic stenosis cases of upper airway obstruction have been evaluated.

Idiopathic subglottic stenosis is considered to be recurrent in nature, hence a routine follow-up is necessary for monitoring progression of the stenosis.

Hence, Michael Eggerstedt and colleagues from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, United States of America conducted the present study to identify the correlation between in-office spirometry data and voice-related quality of life in patients with subglottic stenosis (SGS).

Patients with SGS of any etiology were included when in-office spirometric data was available in addition to voice-related patient-reported outcomes (PROM) data in the form of the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) and/or the Voice-Related Quality of Life (V-RQOL) survey.

Overall survey scores and individual question responses were assessed for degree of correlation to spirometric data.

The results showed that-

a. Twenty-nine patients were included in the final analysis.

b. Overall mean total VHI-10 scores totaled 7.15 (SD 9.11), while mean overall V-RQOL scores totaled 78.41 (SD 16.45).

c. Both PEF and PIF rates correlated to total scores on the VHI and V-RQOL surveys.

d. This correlation was stronger with PIF than with PEF, and with the V-RQOL than with the VHI.

e. Questions related to breathlessness most closely correlated with spirometric data.

Therefore, the authors concluded that "Voice-related QOL is impacted in patients with SGS in a predictable way. Breathlessness while speaking may be more impactful than inability to produce speech in this population."

Article Source : American Journal of Otolaryngology

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Voice-related quality of life impacts patients with subglottic stenosis, Study says

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