Speech Impairment in the Postoperative Head and Neck Cancer Patient

Nurses' and Patients' Perceptions

Bibliographic Data

ID4704233
AuthorsCarmen S Rodríguez (0000-0002-0096-995X, University of Florida), Carmen Rodrı́guez (0000-0002-3495-4430, University of Florida), Mary Lou Vancott (Caruth Health Education Center, St. Petersburg College of Nursing, Florida)
Year2005
Volume15
Issue7
Pages897-911
Publication date2005-09-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueQualitative Health Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1049-7323 • E-ISSN: 1552-7557
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1049732305278903
PMID16093369
OpenAlexW2101624577
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited24

Communication between postoperative head and neck cancer patients with speech impairment and their health care providers is challenging. These challenges emerge during a period when the patient must communicate needs related to symptoms such as pain or concerns of significance in the absence of the traditional communication process. Content analysis methods facilitated understanding of the perspective of the postoperative head and neck cancer patient experiencing pain and a speech impairment, and the examination of the nurses' view in the assessment and management of this population. The authors identified self-report of pain as a critical component of pain assessment regardless of the presence of a speech impairment. Significant levels of frustration were associated with the nurses' goal of addressing the pain management needs of the speech impaired and the patients' pursuit of reporting the uniqueness of their pain experience

Audiology · Cancer · Head and neck · Head and neck cancer · Head and neck surgery · Perception · Cancer survivorship and care · Medicine · Pain Management and Opioid Use · Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare · Psychology · Internal Medicine · Otorhinolaryngology · Surgery

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