Conteúdos psíquicos e efeitos sociais associados à paralisia facial periférica: abordagem fonoaudiológica

• Autor(a) principal: Silva, Mabile Francine Ferreira
• Data de Publicação: 2011
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da PUC_SP
• Texto Completo: https://tede2.pucsp.br/handle/handle/11890
• topic: Paralisia facial; Impacto psicossocial; Facial paralysis; Case study; Psychosocial impact; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FONOAUDIOLOGIA

Introduction: The peripheral facial paralysis (PFP) is due to reduction or interruption of axonal transport of the seventh cranial nerve resulting in complete or partial paralysis of the facial movements. The facial deformity and limitation of movement, rather than harming the aesthetics and functionality, may significantly interfere in interpersonal communication (VALENÇA et al., 1999; ADAMS, 1998). This deprivation in facially express emotions can cause a variety of psychological and social problems such as depression, anxiety and isolation. (FOUQUET, 2000; DIELS and COMBS, 1997). Purpose: To investigate the psychic contents and social effects associated with the PFP in adult subjects, performing a comparative analysis on three groups of subjects with PFP: flaccid phases, of recovery and latent. The results were used to prepare a roadmap for speech therapy evaluation of these aspects. Method: Clinical researche quantitative and qualitative. Casuistic: Sitiuation 1 16 adult subjects, of both sexes, aged from 43 to 88 years, with the PFP. Situation 2 - Clinical case study of a female patient 52 years, with the PFP facility for 18 years, diagnosed with unknown and currently has sequels. Procedure: Situation 1 - Open interviews with the subjects from the trigger question was: What were the consequences of the peripheral facial paralysis in your social and emotional life? The material was recorded on audio and video, literally transcribed, organized according to categorical analysis proposed by Bardin (2002) and submitted the frequency descriptive statistics and percentages of occurrence of each psychic content and social effects. Some subjects answered to more than one category. Situation 2 Speech therapy from March 2010 to July 2010 with the description of the procedures such as Facial Condition Assessment, treatment and content myofunctional psychological and social effects involved in this condition. Results and Discussion: The results indicated that compared the subjects with sequels have higher statistical significance of psychic contents and social effects associated with the PFP. Followed, respectively, which are flaccid phases and the recovery. The results suggest that the speech therapist, in addition to performing functional and esthetic of the subject affected by the PFP, listener need for psychological and social aspects involved in this clinical picture in order to assess and seek to reduce the degree of psychological distress and promote social adaptation for these patients. The development of a roadmap with psychological and social s indicators aspects facilitate the access of professionals to these contents. Conclusion: The biopsychosocial approach of patients affected by the PFP revealed broad and significant range of subjective contents that justify further studies that may contribute to the effectiveness of the clinical method in speech therapy of this clinical approach