Frecuencia de conocimiento de los profesionales de la salud para la intervención vinculada con el fonoaudiólogo, en la ciudad de Cuenca, en el año 2023

Abstract

Background: The speech therapist is part of the health professionals such as: the early stimulator, physiotherapist, neurologist, neuropediatrist, dentist, otolaryngologist, pediatrician, clinical or educational psychologist, however, it is unknown if these professionals are familiar with the role of the same. Objective: To identify the knowledge of health professionals involved in speech therapy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with a sample of 155 health professionals, linked to speech therapy who were surveyed in different health institutions in the city of Cuenca, the data were tabulated in SPSS 22, analyzed and presented in tables of frequencies and percentages. Results: 94.19% of the professionals surveyed were aware of the role of the speech therapist in the health team, while 5.81% were unaware of it. 93.55% indicated that it is important to link their health specialty with speech therapy. On the other hand, 41% refer cases frequently; The main causes are: speech disorders, hearing problems, swallowing disorders and language disorders, with 18.06% of health professionals who have never referred a case. Conclusions: There is a high level of knowledge about the role of the speech therapist, however, of the professionals participating in the present study, only 65.81% have been able to know the final results of the speech therapy intervention