Characterization of speech therapy demand in a Health Center in the state of São Paulo

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros, Ana Carolina Valentim de
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Lima, Maria Cecília Marconi Pinheiro
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde (Santa Maria)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufsm.br/revistasaude/article/view/37978
• topic: Speech therapy; Collective Health; Primary care; Epidemiology; Fonoaudiologia; Saúde coletiva; Atenção básica; Epidemiologia

Objective: To characterize the speech therapy demand of users attended by the Speech Therapy service of a Health Center, identifying and analyzing their epidemiological profile. Methods: To analyze data from medical records of subjects assisted by Speech Therapy in a Health Center between March 2015 and February 2017. Characterized the speech-language demand as: age, gender, family health team, speech-language complaint, origin of referrals, use of deleterious oral habits and the evolution of cases. Results: Of the 113 medical records, there was a predominance of males (70.8%), aged 4 to 6 years (27.4%), referred by a pediatrician (59.4%) complaining of “speech exchange” (37 %) and use of harmful oral habits (64%). Most were referred according to the municipal network flow (24.1%). Conclusion: It is considered important to carry out prevention, promotion and health education in the field of speech therapy for the population, health professionals and education.