Location
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
Document Type
Poster
Event Website
https://www.mnstate.edu/sac/
Start Date
23-4-2024 12:00 AM
Publication Date
April 2024
Description
When an individual is unable to communicate using verbal speech, they can be given or introduced to a variety of alternative or augmentative options to help assist in their ability to communicate their wants and needs appropriately. In this paper the focus is on communication from those who have had a partial or total laryngectomy procedure and how the alteration of their means of communicative output affects their psychosocial health and well-being. This literature review breaks down what kind of care is expected for laryngectomees post-operation, options for communicative output following that procedure, how intensive surgeries and artificial voice options affect an individual's mental health (specifically in the realms of quality of life and sense of self), and further discusses psychological strategies to increase one's confidence and self-efficacy in communication post-laryngectomy. In conclusion, the content is broken down into areas of support that can be provided to an individual following their procedure including but not limited to social interactions, engagement with family and peers in both home and social settings, occupational adaptations, or alterations to make the workspace conducive to the laryngectomee, and psychoemotional supports. Through analysis of the literature surrounding an individual's psychosocial well-being following a total laryngectomy, studies discussed the importance of a strong support system and ongoing care. Their care team of family, friends, and professionals should be cognizant of the occupational, familial, social, and psychoemotional support necessary to both support the laryngectomee in their new means of communication and ensure they have a long-lasting, positive quality of life given the large change that has been made to their method of communication.
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The Psychosocial Effects of Alaryngeal Speech Following a Laryngectomy
Comstock Memorial Union, MSUM
When an individual is unable to communicate using verbal speech, they can be given or introduced to a variety of alternative or augmentative options to help assist in their ability to communicate their wants and needs appropriately. In this paper the focus is on communication from those who have had a partial or total laryngectomy procedure and how the alteration of their means of communicative output affects their psychosocial health and well-being. This literature review breaks down what kind of care is expected for laryngectomees post-operation, options for communicative output following that procedure, how intensive surgeries and artificial voice options affect an individual's mental health (specifically in the realms of quality of life and sense of self), and further discusses psychological strategies to increase one's confidence and self-efficacy in communication post-laryngectomy. In conclusion, the content is broken down into areas of support that can be provided to an individual following their procedure including but not limited to social interactions, engagement with family and peers in both home and social settings, occupational adaptations, or alterations to make the workspace conducive to the laryngectomee, and psychoemotional supports. Through analysis of the literature surrounding an individual's psychosocial well-being following a total laryngectomy, studies discussed the importance of a strong support system and ongoing care. Their care team of family, friends, and professionals should be cognizant of the occupational, familial, social, and psychoemotional support necessary to both support the laryngectomee in their new means of communication and ensure they have a long-lasting, positive quality of life given the large change that has been made to their method of communication.
https://red.mnstate.edu/sac/2024/cehs/6