"As if i had won in the lottery": the meaning of voice rehabilitation in the view of a laryngectomized patient

Authors

  • Patrícia Gonçalvez Custódio Flávio Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto
  • Márcia Maria Fontão Zago Universidade de São Paulo; Escola de Enfermagem de Ribeirão Preto; Departamento de Enfermagem Geral e Especializada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000300004

Keywords:

voice rehabilitation, laryngectomized patient

Abstract

This is a case study of a laryngectomized patient with the objective of "describing the meaning of voice rehabilitation". Data analysis was based on the search for categories of meaning. The central theme that emerged from the present study was "As if I had won in the lottery". With these words the patient revealed the complexity of this process.

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Published

1997-07-01

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (1997)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

"As if i had won in the lottery": the meaning of voice rehabilitation in the view of a laryngectomized patient. (1997). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 5(3), 19-25. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11691997000300004