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Abstract
The contribution of self-help activities in enhancing the quality of life of laryngectomees in Hong Kong was examined. Forty-six senior members of a laryngectomees' self-help organization – the New Voice Club – were selected to participate in a survey study. The questionnaire used in the present study provided information on the degree of participants' involvement in the self-help group and their perception of quality of life after laryngectomy. The five components of quality of life including (1) physical health condition; (2) psychosocial condition; (3) speech/communication ability; (4) vocational aspect; and (5) the interaction with the environment were studied, according to a hybrid model of quality of life in the laryngectomy population. The results revealed that the degree of self-help involvement is a positive predictor of the psychosocial domain of the quality of life model. The function of a self-help organization can be perceived as an informal mode of health service that can serve to close the service gap in health care delivery and form a seamless health care delivery mechanism for laryngectomees.