Speech intelligibility in patients with oral cancer: An objective baseline evaluation of pretreatment function and impairment.
Aged
Analysis of Variance
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
/ pathology
Case-Control Studies
Female
Germany
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Mouth Neoplasms
/ pathology
Neoplasm Invasiveness
/ pathology
Neoplasm Staging
Oral Surgical Procedures
/ adverse effects
Prognosis
Regression Analysis
Retrospective Studies
Speech Disorders
/ etiology
Speech Intelligibility
/ physiology
PEAKS
automatic speech quantification
oral cancer
presurgical
speech intelligibility
Journal
Head & neck
ISSN: 1097-0347
Titre abrégé: Head Neck
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8902541
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2019
04 2019
Historique:
received:
25
02
2018
revised:
07
08
2018
accepted:
06
10
2018
pubmed:
26
2
2019
medline:
10
10
2020
entrez:
26
2
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
This study seeks to identify those factors that influence the pre-therapeutic speech intelligibility in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). A group of 172 patients (125 males, 47 females, mean age = 61 ± 11 a) with different OSCC stages ranging from T1 to T4 and N0 to N2 was examined for their speech intelligibility using a computerized measuring tool, and compared to a healthy reference group (30 males, 10 females, mean age = 59 ± 12 a). It was found that the pre-therapeutic speech intelligibility in patients with OSCC is decreased when compared to a healthy collective. Two demographic factors that influence speech intelligibility could be identified: sex and age. It was determined that the only disease-related factor that influences speech intelligibility before therapy is the location of the tumor. The results of this study reveal that a preoperative speech intelligibility impairment in patients suffering from OSCC occurs independent of tumor stage, size of the tumor and infiltration status.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
This study seeks to identify those factors that influence the pre-therapeutic speech intelligibility in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).
METHOD
A group of 172 patients (125 males, 47 females, mean age = 61 ± 11 a) with different OSCC stages ranging from T1 to T4 and N0 to N2 was examined for their speech intelligibility using a computerized measuring tool, and compared to a healthy reference group (30 males, 10 females, mean age = 59 ± 12 a).
RESULTS
It was found that the pre-therapeutic speech intelligibility in patients with OSCC is decreased when compared to a healthy collective. Two demographic factors that influence speech intelligibility could be identified: sex and age. It was determined that the only disease-related factor that influences speech intelligibility before therapy is the location of the tumor.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study reveal that a preoperative speech intelligibility impairment in patients suffering from OSCC occurs independent of tumor stage, size of the tumor and infiltration status.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
1063-1069Informations de copyright
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