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Body image concerns in people who underwent a total laryngectomy
Guimarães, Isabel; Torrejano, Gabriela; Aires, Raquel; Gonçalves, Filomena; Freitas, Susana Vaz; Correia, Paula; Romeiro, Cláudia; Silvestre, InêsAbstract: Background: Body image is a potential psychological burden after total laryngectomy (TL) with devastating effects on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and communication. This study focused on TL patients to determine the prevalence of dissatisfied body image and whether they have poorer HRQOL and difficulty adjusting to their new voice than TL patients with satisfied body image. It also...
A criança com respiração oral crónica: emissão de ar nasal, motricidade orofaci...
Bom, Rita; Nogueira Leitão Lima Grilo, Ana Margarida; Guimarães, IsabelIntrodução: A obstrução sistemática das vias aéreas superiores (VAS) é frequente em idades pediátricas, tem implicações na emissão de ar nasal e apresenta sintomas como, predomínio da respiração oral e alteração da motricidade orofacial, com impacto na qualidade de vida da criança. Objetivos: Medir a emissão de ar nasal em crianças com obstrução das VAS. Especificamente, verificar a relação entre a emissão de a...
The reflux symptom score-12: cross-cultural adaptation and validation for europ...
Guimarães, Isabel; Batista, Ana P.; Quintal, Aldora; Bom, Rita; Romeiro, Cláudia; Saraiva, Madalena; Cunha, Maura; Ferreira, Daniela B.; Correia, PaulaAbstract: Objectives. To translate and cross-culturally adapt the 12-item reflux symptom score (RSS-12) to European Portuguese (EP) and determine its clinimetric properties for symptomatic individuals with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). Study design. Multinational cross-sectional cohort study. Methods. The English RSS-12 was cross-culturally adapted according to the recommendations of the international guideli...
Pediatric Voice Handicap Index (pVHI): validation in european portuguese children
Guimarães, Isabel; Almeida, Lina; Quintal, Aldora; Batista, Ana Paula; Teixeira, Ana; Romeiro, Cláudia; Ferreira, Daniela Brás; Fernandes, Inês SofiaObjectives. To determine reliability and validity of the European Portuguese pVHI version (pVHIEP). Study design. Cross-sectional design. Methods. The pVHI-EP and the talkative and global voice assessment scales were administered to the caregivers of children aged from 3 to 16 years old with and without dysphonia. Reliability (internal consistency and test-retest) was analyzed. The validity analyses performed w...
Self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngectomy (SECEL): transl...
Guimarães, Isabel; Torrejano, Gabriela; Aires, Raquel; Freitas, Susana; Gonçalves, Filomena; Correia, Paula; Romeiro, Cláudia; Silvestre, InêsIntroduction: The patients’ perception of how communication dysfunction may cause a disadvantage is important information for the clinical decision-making process. Objectives: This study aimed to translate the self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngectomy (SECEL) to the European Portuguese (EP) and to assess its feasibility, acceptability, reliability, and validity. Material and methods: A cro...