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Observational studyClinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil)2014

Referred speech-language and hearing complaints in the western region of São Paulo, Brazil.

Alessandra Giannella Samelli, Silmara Rondon, Fátima Correa Oliver, Simone Rennó Junqueira, Daniela Regina Molini-Avejonas

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Observational study in Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra Giannella SamelliCommunications Sciences and Disorders and Occupacional Therapy, Physiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Silmara RondonCommunications Sciences and Disorders and Occupacional Therapy, Physiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Fátima Correa OliverCommunications Sciences and Disorders and Occupacional Therapy, Physiotherapy, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Simone Rennó JunqueiraDepartamento de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Daniela Regina Molini-AvejonasDepartamento de Odontologia Social, Faculdade de Odontologia, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade de São Paulo · BR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to characterize the epidemiological profile of the population attending primary health care units in the western region of the city of São Paulo, Brazil, highlighting referred speech-language and hearing complaints.

methodThis investigation was a cross-sectional observational study conducted in primary health care units. Household surveys were conducted and information was obtained from approximately 2602 individuals, including (but not limited to) data related to education, family income, health issues, access to public services and access to health services. The speech-language and hearing complaints were identified from specific questions.

resultsOur results revealed that the populations participating in the survey were heterogeneous in terms of their demographic and economic characteristics. The prevalence of referred speech-language and hearing complaints in this population was 10%, and only half the users of the public health system in the studied region who had complaints were monitored or received specific treatment.

conclusionsThe results demonstrate the importance of using population surveys to identify speech-language and hearing complaints at the level of primary health care. Moreover, these findings highlight the need to reorganize the speech-language pathology and audiology service in the western region of São Paulo, as well as the need to improve the Family Health Strategy in areas that do not have a complete coverage, in order to expand and improve the territorial diagnostics and the speech-language pathology and audiology actions related to the prevention, identification, and rehabilitation of human communication disorders.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBrazilChildChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHearing DisordersHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMiddle AgedPopulation Surveillance

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PMID24964306
PMCPMC4050326
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