An Investigation of Vocational Rehabilitation Among Northwest Laryngectomees

• Main Author: Leonti, Susan L.
• Format: Others
• Published: PDXScholar 1973
• Subjects: Laryngectomy; Vocational rehabilitation > Pacific Northwest; Vocational rehabilitation; Speech and Hearing Science; Speech Pathology and Audiology
• Online Access: https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/2049; https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3049&context=open_access_etds

Rehabilitation for patients recovering from surgical removal of the larynx should include vocational considerations with accompanying economic modifications. The literature pertaining to rehabilitative management of laryngectomees revealed numerous investigations concerned with physical restoration, remedial speech training and psycho-social adjustment, while few studies have been conducted concentrating upon vocational consequences of a laryngectomy. The primary purpose of this investigation was to examine the pre- and post-operative vocational status of laryngectomized patients residing in the Northwestern section of the United States.