[Significance of support groups for patients after total laryngectomy for laryngeal carcinoma].

The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between the quality of life (QL) assessment and attachment to support group in patients after total laryngectomy. Material consisted of 60 patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, inclusive of 30 patients belonging to the supported group. The questionnaire of QL EORTC QLQ-C30, the EORTC head and neck cancer module QLQ-H&N35 and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale HAD were used. We found out that the somatic, performance and social dimension of QL of patients belonging to the supported group are higher than others patients.