Psychological characteristics versus swallowing and speech rehabilitation efficiency in patients after oral cavity cancer excision

Personality traits of the patients surgically treated due to oral cancer form anxiety and depression levels associated with body deformation, as well as life quality during illness, and they are also associated with life span of the patients. It is purposeful to take personality traits into account...

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Published in:Pomeranian Journal of Life Sciences 2016, Vol.62 (4), p.5-17
Main Authors: Zarek, Aleksandra, Halczy-Kowalik, Ludmiła, Rzewuska, Anna, Posio, Violetta, Stecewicz, Małgorzata
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Deglutition
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms - psychology
Mouth Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Mouth Neoplasms - surgery
Personality
Postoperative Care
Speech Therapy
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Personality traits of the patients surgically treated due to oral cancer form anxiety and depression levels associated with body deformation, as well as life quality during illness, and they are also associated with life span of the patients. It is purposeful to take personality traits into account during treatment management and rehabilitation of the patients. The aim of work is to recognize the association between personality traits and functional rehabilitation course in the patients treated due to oral cancer. 100 patients (W – 42, M – 58; 55.78 ±11.68 years) surgically treated due to oral cavity squamous carcinoma. Patients participated in the rehabilitation of oral functions. Wound healing course, postoperative facial deformity, breathing, swallowing, and speech were assessed in relation to “self-image”, “body image”, and “the level of acceptance of the disease” according to the Adjective Check List ACL-37, Body Cathexis Scale, and Illness Acceptance Scale after 2, 4, and 12 weeks post-surgically. Greater swallowing efficiency after 4 weeks post-surgically was present in patients with a stronger need for order and endurance. Patients who achieved greater speech efficiency in the 4th week post-surgically accepted their illness in a greater part. Patients in whom post-surgical deformity was greater showed lesser intensity in: achievements, domination, endurance, self-exposure, spontaneity in interpersonal contacts. These patients are characterized with lower self-reliance and greater need for counselling.
ISSN:2450-4637