Profile of patients attended by the speech therapists of the home care service

Abstract

Objective: to ascertain the profile of home care service (HCS) users with speech and language complaints in João Pessoa, Paraíba (PB). Methods: a descriptive and quantitative study using an indirect documentation technique based on an analysis of primary source documents, characterized as a documentary study, conducted at a HCS, in João Pessoa, PB, that stores user information in the form of medical records. All patient records included by the HCS from June 2012 to June 2016 were analyzed. After the eligibility criteria were applied, the sample consisted of 114 medical records. The collected data were entered into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet to generate descriptive statistics using IBM SPSS (version 21.0). Results: most patients were males (59.6%), elderly (62.3%), had been diagnosed with a stroke (57.9%),had histories of dysphagia (76.3%), speech problems (58.8%), swallowing disorders (80.7%), and abnormal chewing (77.2%). Dysphagia is often associated with stroke, predominantly among males and the elderly. Conclusion difficulty in swallowing, or dysphagia, is often associated with stroke, predominantly in the presence of the sociodemographic and clinical variables associated with men and the elderly.

Perception of health professionals about shared care between primary care and home care

“…However, although the different levels are established, the planning and execution of care actions must be shared between the HCN points, with the PHC as the care coordinator and orderer. It should be noted that the actions developed by the HCS teams do not replace those that must be carried out by the FHt, regardless of the level of care that the patient needs, so that they result in comprehensive, continuous, resolute and quality care (5)(6)(7) .…”