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0334/2018 - Access and use of speech-language pathology services in porto alegre: Population study.
Acesso e uso de serviços de fonoaudiologia em porto alegre: Estudo populacional.

Author:

• Rafaela Soares Rech - Rech, R.S - <rafasoaresrech@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3207-0180

Co-author(s):

• Patrícia Távora Bulgarelli - Bulgarelli, P.T - <prtavora@hotmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9902-8019
• Aline Macarevich Condessa - Condessa, A.M - <alinemacarevich@yahoo.com.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8129-4324
• Camila Mello dos Santos - Santos, C.M. - <mello.santos@ufrgs.br>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5354-3699
• Juliana Balbinot Hilgert - Hilgert, J.B. - <jhilgert@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2204-1634
• Barbara Niegia Garcia de Goulart - Goulart, B.N.G. - <bngoulart@gmail.com>
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-5883


Abstract:

AIM: To estimate the prevalence of access and use of speech-language therapy services and identify the variables associated with access. METHODS: Cross-sectional population-based study. The sample consisted of adult individuals living in Porto Alegre / RS. The data were collectedan instrument constructed with domains of national research questionnaires, with a module on speech-language therapy. The outcome was the access to the speech-language therapist. Poisson regression with robust variance was used to calculate Prevalence Ratios with 95% confidence intervals. RESULTS: A total of 214 people participated in the study, of which 67.3% (n = 144) were female. The mean age was 54.28 (± 18.83) years. Mentioned need for speech-language therapy consultation 56 (26.2%) people. All 56 subjects were able to perform speech-language therapy, of which 69.4% (n = 39) in private practice and 19.6% (n = 11) agreement office to the healthcare plan. In the final model, the highest prevalence of access was associated with female (PR=1.09,95%CI1.01-1.18) and had some deficiency (PR=1.09,95%CI1.03-1.17). CONCLUSION: Access to the speech-language therapist is more frequent in private. It is observed that women and the disabled have a higher prevalence of access to speech-language therapist.

Keywords:

Access to Health Services; Speech-language therapy; Prevalence.

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Rech, R.S, Bulgarelli, P.T, Condessa, A.M, Santos, C.M., Hilgert, J.B., Goulart, B.N.G.. Access and use of speech-language pathology services in porto alegre: Population study.. Cien Saude Colet [periódico na internet] (2018/Jul). [Citado em 22/01/2025]. Está disponível em: http://cienciaesaudecoletiva.com.br/en/articles/access-and-use-of-speechlanguage-pathology-services-in-porto-alegre-population-study/16867?id=16867&id=16867



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