[Research progress on the changes of emotional and cognitive functions in patients with laryngeal cancer]

Lin Chuang Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2018 Jun 5;32(11):880-882. doi: 10.13201/j.issn.1001-1781.2018.11.021.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

At present, laryngeal cancer is more common in otolaryngology and head and neck surgery malignancies. Patients such as hoarseness, difficulty swallowing, ear pain, cough or cough, phlegm, dyspnea and other symptoms. which brings severe physical and psychological trauma to the patients and brings a heavy burden to the families and families of patients.Laryngeal cancer patients often take surgery, radiotherapy and other treatment methods, but these methods often cause patients with speech and speech disorders,patients with adverse psychological effects.With the continuous improvement of clinical diagnosis and treatment, patient survival gradually extended, the quality of their lives are increasingly valued.This basic indicator is the normal function of the throat recovery,preoperative and postoperative mood and cognitive status are also important aspects of quality of life (QOL).This article reviews the progress of preoperative and postoperative mood and cognitive changes in patients with laryngeal cancer..

Keywords: cognition; emotions; laryngeal cancer; psychology; quality of life.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Cognition*
  • Deglutition Disorders
  • Emotions*
  • Humans
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / complications
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / psychology*
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms / surgery
  • Quality of Life*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires