Epidemiology of communication disorders in childhood phoniatric clinical practice

Revista Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia

Novaes, Beatriz Cavalcanti Albuquerque Caiuby¹  Favero, Mariana Lopes²  Baptista, Marta Gonçalves Gimenez³ 

[1] Clínica Interdisciplinar Prof. Dr. Mauro Spinelli, São Paulo, BR;Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, São Paulo, BR;Pontifícia Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, BR

关键词: Child language;    Language development;    Speech disorders;    Epidemiology.;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.01.006

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Associacao Brasileira de Otorrinolaringologia e Cirurgia Cervicofacial

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Language acquisition and development require an understanding of physical and psychosocial aspects during diagnosis and treatment. At this point, a partnership between phoniatric physicians and other health professionals is often a determinant for favorable prognosis.OBJECTIVE: To identify the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of a pediatric population attending a phoniatric clinical practice.METHODS: Study design: Cross-sectional cohort. Retrospective, epidemiological study of 297 children, seen in phoniatric appointments between 1976 and 2005. Outcome variables were referral origin, gender, age, mean age, diagnosis, and treatment approach.RESULTS: 66% were male and 34% were female, with a mean age of 6.4 years. The largest number of referrals for phoniatric treatments came from speech therapists (38%). The predominant complaint was alteration in speech (35%); the diagnostics in speech, language, and fluency (49.5%) are noteworthy. Considering the total of the patients analyzed, 28.2% were referred for speech therapy and 11.8% for psychotherapy.CONCLUSION: The studied population is predominantly male, the diagnosis points to a higher incidence in cases of impairment in speech, language, and fluency; the most common treatment was speech therapy.

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