We present an experience report on the implementation of real-time telehealth in speech-language and hearing therapy for patients who were previously seen on an outpatient basis in a primary health care service. Twenty-five users were being monitored by the Speech-Language Therapy (SLT) team when the first cases of COVID-19 were notified in southern Brazil. Of these, it was judged that twelve patients required at least a monitoring call every two weeks. Teleconsultations were available in this first stage, on an emergency basis, during the implementation of the project in this format. The idea was to guarantee, due to the suspension of the SLT sessions, the maintenance of the care service for patients who could suffer worsening of their cases or even comorbidities. The appointments were carried out by video calls by SLT students, therapists of the extension project, and supervised by a speech-language therapist, synchronously. All conversations and orientations during the teleconsultation were conducted as calmly as possible and, in the case of infant patients, permeated by some playful activities. Telehealth has shown to be an efficient resource for the care of patients with SLT demands, enabling remote care with the same quality as face-to-face care. In addition, it has relevant potential, considering that there are a significant number of patients who need SLT assessment and live in regions where there is a shortage of qualified professionals.
RESUMO Objetivo Revisar a literatura dos estudos fonoaudiológicos sob a ótica da epidemiologia, segundo a perspectiva da causalidade. Estratégia de pesquisa Realizou-se um levantamento nas literaturas nacional e internacional com buscas realizadas nas bases PubMed, SciELO e literatura cinzenta, conduzido segundo as instruções da Colaboração Cochrane e publicados até 8 de janeiro de 2019. A pergunta norteadora da revisão indaga se a Fonoaudiologia faz uso dos métodos epidemiológicos em suas evidências para inferir causalidade. Critérios de Seleção Foram incluídos todos os trabalhos que apresentassem abordagem epidemiológica de causalidade em fonoaudiologia, assim como se excluíram os que não apresentassem abordagem metodológica adequada à análise de causa e efeito. Análise dos dados Dois autores deste estudo, de maneira independente, revisaram todas as citações. Utilizou-se um formulário determinado a priori para extrair os seguintes dados: autor, ano de publicação, país de origem, concepção teórica, aplicação ou não do estudo e discussão central abordada no artigo. Resultados Mediante a busca realizada, foram encontrados 3.842 artigos. Contudo, destes nenhum investigou seus desfechos a partir da ótica da causalidade, não permitindo a inferência de causa e efeito. Conclusão Há escassez de estudos que evidenciem a causalidade na Fonoaudiologia, o que pode alterar a efetividade e o manuseio confiável do diagnóstico e a terapêutica fonoaudiológica, visto que ainda se baseia na associação e não na causa nem no efeito de delineamentos apropriados para tal.
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