Fatores de risco para o desenvolvimento da linguagem: atitudes dos profissionais da saúde e educação

Abstract

Objective: To verify the attitudes, instruments or procedures of health and education professionals in relation to children at risk or who already show signs of impairment of language development. Method: this study was transversal observational, occurring in 2015, linked to the Department of Speech-Language and Hearing Patology of a public university. A questionnaire was made to verify the knowledge about risk factors for language alterations, as well as the practices adopted in signs of language alterations. The answers of the questionnaires were tabulated in Microsoft® Excel®, being analyzed in a descriptive way. Results: 187 professionals answered the questionnaire, including speech-language pathologists, teachers of primary and secondary education, nurses, medical doctors, psychologists and community health workers. When receiving a parent complain regarding a child's language development, 55.7% of the professionals referred the child to a speech-language pathologist. As for the risk factors related to speech and language development, little speech stimulation was the most quoted, identified by questions to parents (75.4%). Conclusion: The professionals when identify risk in language development, they perform through questions to parents and refer these children to a speech-language pathologist, legally qualified professional to evaluate and rehabilitate language acquisition and developmental disorders. (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]