CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-31eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023168pt
Maria da Conceição Queiroz Lomachinsky, Suzana Lins da Silva, Cynthia Meira de Almeida Godoy, Flavio Augusto Martins Fernandes Júnior
{"title":"Translation and cross cultural adaptation of the questionnaire \"Quality of Alimentation\" for brazilian portuguese.","authors":"Maria da Conceição Queiroz Lomachinsky, Suzana Lins da Silva, Cynthia Meira de Almeida Godoy, Flavio Augusto Martins Fernandes Júnior","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023168pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023168pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>We aimed to provide translation and cultural adaptation of the questionnaire \"Quality of Alimentation\" from English to Brazilian Portuguese.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The transcultural translation process consisted of the following steps: translation of the original English version to Portuguese by two bilingual translators native in the targeted language; Reverse translation by two translators native in the original language; Review of reverse translation; Review of the Portuguese version from the questionnaire by a local committee of experts in bariatric surgery; Pre-trial to evaluate of clarity, comprehension, and overall acceptability by the target population.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In its final Portuguese version, the questionnaire \"Quality of alimentation\" was found to be of clear comprehension and easy applicability.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The questionnaire's translation and cultural adaptation for Brazilian Portuguese represents an important step towards improving food tolerance evaluation following bariatric surgery. Further studies are however necessary for validation of its psychometric properties in Brazil.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 4","pages":"e20230168"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-31eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023091pt
Lidiéli Dalla Costa, Ana Valéria de Almeida Vaucher, Karina Carlesso Pagliarin, Maristela Julio Costa
{"title":"The word-with-noise test: development, validation and reference values.","authors":"Lidiéli Dalla Costa, Ana Valéria de Almeida Vaucher, Karina Carlesso Pagliarin, Maristela Julio Costa","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023091pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023091pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To propose an instrument for assessing speech recognition in the presence of competing noise. To define its application strategy for use in clinical practice. To obtain evidence of criterion validity and present reference values.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study was conducted in three stages: Organization of the material comprising the Word-with-Noise Test (Stage 1); Definition of the instrument's application strategy (Stage 2); Investigation of criterion validity and definition of reference values for the test (Stage 3) through the evaluation of 50 normal-hearing adult subjects and 12 subjects with hearing loss.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The Word-with-Noise Test consists of lists of monosyllabic and disyllabic words and speech spectrum noise (Stage 1). The application strategy for the test was defined as the determination of the Speech Recognition Threshold with a fixed noise level at 55 dBHL (Stage 2). Regarding criterion validity, the instrument demonstrated adequate ability to distinguish between normal-hearing subjects and subjects with hearing loss (Stage 3). Reference values for the test were established as cut-off points expressed in terms of signal-to-noise ratio: 1.47 dB for the monosyllabic stimulus and -2.02 dB for the disyllabic stimulus. Conclusion: The Word-with-Noise Test proved to be quick to administer and interpret, making it a useful tool in audiological clinical practice. Furthermore, it showed satisfactory evidence of criterion validity, with established reference values.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230091"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC467000/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141248785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023119pt
Danielle Barreto E Silva, Camila de Castro Corrêa, Silke Anna Theresa Weber
{"title":"Orofacial myofunctional and polysomnographic characteristics of children with Down syndrome and obstructive sleep apnea: a pilot study.","authors":"Danielle Barreto E Silva, Camila de Castro Corrêa, Silke Anna Theresa Weber","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023119pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023119pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To investigate oropharyngeal structures and functions in a pediatric population with Down Syndrome (DS) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and to correlate with the apnea/hypopnea index (AHI) and sleep questionnaires.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>12 Children with DS and OSA, between the age of 4 and 12 years old, underwent polysomnography (PSG); sleep questionnaires, Pediatric Sleep Questionnaire (PSQ) and Obstructive Sleep Apnea-18 (OSA-18); and speech-language evaluation using the Short Evaluation of Orofacial Myofunctional Protocol (ShOM).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a positive correlation between ShoM higher scores and the apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) and between ShoM and the number of hypopneas. The orofacial myofunctional alterations observed in the studied group were: oral breathing, alteration in lip tonus and competence, tongue posture at rest and in swallowing, and occlusal alteration. There was also an increased risk for OSA according to the sleep questionnaires, as well as the presence of obesity and overweight, but without correlation with the severity of OSA.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>All DS children show alterations in orofacial characteristics, higher scores being associated to severe OSA. Orofacial myofunctional evaluation may help to identify different phenotypes in Down syndrome children with Obstructive sleep Apnea, enhancing the need for a multidisciplinary approach.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166037/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023066pt
Marília Dos Santos Faria, Gabriela Carolina Silva Teodoro, Júlia Ana Soares Silva, Tatyana Meneses Emérito, Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Mariana Souza Amaral, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan
{"title":"Effects of athletic tape on orofacial pain and jaw movements after 24 hours of use: a randomized clinical trial.","authors":"Marília Dos Santos Faria, Gabriela Carolina Silva Teodoro, Júlia Ana Soares Silva, Tatyana Meneses Emérito, Andréa Rodrigues Motta, Mariana Souza Amaral, Renata Maria Moreira Moraes Furlan","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023066pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023066pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To analyze the sensation of pain and the range of mandibular movements of adult individuals with temporomandibular disorder, before and after the application of the athletic tape.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This is a double-blind randomized clinical trial, in which 22 adults with temporomandibular disorder participated, randomly allocated into two groups, with group A comprising 10 women and one man (mean age 28.2±8.3 years) and group B comprising nine women and two men (mean age 26.2±3.9 years). Group A was submitted to the application of the athletic tape on the masseter with 40% stretch and the group B to the application of the athletic tape on the masseter without stretching. All participants underwent the application of the Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorders (DC/TMD). Pain threshold assessment was performed using an algometer to apply pressure to measurement points. The measurement of mandibular movements was performed using a caliper. The athletic tape was glued using the I technique, with a fixed point over the insertion and a movable point over the origin of the masseter muscle. Participants remained with the athletic tape for 24 hours and were re-evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was pain relief in the group A in the temporomandibular joint on the right and at the origin of the masseter on the left. The group B showed a reduction in pain in the left anterior temporal region. No differences were found in mandibular movements after intervention, as well as no difference was found in the comparison by groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The use of the athletic tape over the masseter muscle, with stretching, for 24 hours produced relief from the sensation of pain, on the origin of the right masseter and in the right temporomandibular joint, and, without stretching, in the left anterior temporal muscle. There was no difference in the range of mandibular movements.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230066"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166035/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023200pt
Anna Carolina Ferreira Marinho, Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros, Eduardo de Paula Lima, Letícia Caldas Teixeira
{"title":"Speaking in Public Coping Scale (ECOFAP): content and response process validity evidence.","authors":"Anna Carolina Ferreira Marinho, Adriane Mesquita de Medeiros, Eduardo de Paula Lima, Letícia Caldas Teixeira","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023200pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023200pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To present the content and response process validity evidence of the Speaking in Public Coping of Scale (ECOFAP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A methodological study to develop and validate the instrument. It followed the instrument development method with theoretical, empirical, and analytical procedures, based on the validity criteria of the Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing (SEPT). The process of obtaining content validity evidence had two stages: 1) conceptual definition of the construct, based on theoretical precepts of speaking in public and the Motivational Theory of Coping (MTC); 2) developing items and response keys, structuring the instrument, assessment by a committee with 10 specialists, restructuring scale items, and developing the ECOFAP pilot version. Item representativity was analyzed through the item content validity index. The response process was conducted in a single stage with a convenience sample of 30 people with and without difficulties speaking in public, from the campus of a Brazilian university, belonging to various social and professional strata. In this process, the respondents' verbal and nonverbal reactions were qualitatively analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The initial version of ECOFAP, consisting of 46 items, was evaluated by judges and later reformulated, resulting in a second version with 60 items. This second version was again submitted for expert analysis, and the content validity index per item was calculated. 18 items were excluded, resulting in a third version of 42 items. The validity evidence based on the response processes of the 42-item version was applied to a sample of 30 individuals, resulting in the rewriting of one item and the inclusion of six more items, resulting in the pilot version of ECOFAP with 48 items.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>ECOFAP pilot version has items with well-structured semantics and syntactic, representing strategies to cope with speaking in public.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 4","pages":"e20230200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189152/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162719","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023224pt
Amanda Rentero Gimenez do Amaral Silva, Lucas de Oliveira Cunha, Déborah Carollina Costa Silva, Vanessa Mouffron Novaes, Aline Mansueto Mourão, Laélia Cristina Caseiro Vicente
{"title":"Immediate effects of photobiomodulation on saliva production.","authors":"Amanda Rentero Gimenez do Amaral Silva, Lucas de Oliveira Cunha, Déborah Carollina Costa Silva, Vanessa Mouffron Novaes, Aline Mansueto Mourão, Laélia Cristina Caseiro Vicente","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023224pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023224pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To verify the immediate effects of photobiomodulation on the production of salivary flow and the correlation of demographic, anthropometric and medication use data.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The study included 100 healthy individuals, aged between 18 and 76 years (mean 27.2 years), randomly split into an experimental group and a placebo group. Assessments of anthropometric measurements, self-perception of saliva production and sialometry were performed. Next, LASER irradiation was carried out at an infrared wavelength (808 nanometers) with 100 milliwatts (mw) of power at five intraoral points: on the sublingual glands and bilaterally on the submandibular and parotid glands, at doses of 9, 18 and 24 joules (J). Sialometry was repeated after each application. The control group received the same procedures with placebo equipment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a statistical association in the self-perception of reduced saliva in the experimental group for the 24J dose and in sialometry and in the reduction in salivary flow for the 18J and 24J doses and an increase to 9J, in both groups. There was no association when comparing the experimental and placebo groups. Multiple multinomial regression analysis revealed that the reduction or increase in salivary flow is independent of demographic, anthropometric and medication use variables.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The bioinhibitory action of photobiomodulation on healthy salivary glands occurred at a dose of 18J and 24J, while the biostimulant action happened at a dose of 9J, regardless of demographic, anthropometric variables and medication use. The self-perception of reduced salivary flow occurred at 24J.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230224"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166038/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023170pt
Isabela Dos Santos, Mara Behlau, Grace Shefcik, Pei-Tzu Tsai, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro
{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation of the Voice-related Experiences of Nonbinary Individuals - VENI to Brazilian Portuguese.","authors":"Isabela Dos Santos, Mara Behlau, Grace Shefcik, Pei-Tzu Tsai, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023170pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023170pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to translate and cross-culturally adapt the \"Voice-related Experiences of Nonbinary Individuals\" (VENI) to Brazilian Portuguese (BP).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cross-cultural adaptation was performed based on the combined guidelines of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Translation Recommendations and the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN). The process included five stages: a) Translation of the instrument into BP by a translator specialized in the construct and a non-specialist, both native BP speakers and fluent in English; b) Synthesis of the two translations by consensus; c) Back-translation by a translator specialized in the construct and a non-specialist, both native English speakers and fluent in BP; d) Analysis by a committee of five speech-language pathologists voice specialist and the creation of the final version; e) Pre-testing with 21 individuals from the target population, conducted virtually.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the translation stage, there were disagreements regarding the title, instructions, response key, and 15 items. In the back-translation stage, there were discrepancies in the format of 12 items and the content of four items. The expert committee's analysis led to changes in the title, instructions, one option in the response key, and eight items to meet the equivalence criteria. In the pre-test, a significantly higher proportion of usual responses to the instrument was observed when compared to the non-applicable option; this is frequently observed in instrument adaptations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The cross-cultural adaptation of VENI into Brazilian Portuguese was successful, resulting in the \"Experiências relacionadas à Voz de Pessoas Não Binárias - VENI-Br\" version.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230170"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166032/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023047pt
Evelyn Carla Dos Santos Rabelo, Ana Paula Dassie-Leite, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro, Glaucya Madazio, Mara Suzana Behlau
{"title":"Cepstral Peak Prominence Smoothed - CPPS and Acoustic Voice Quality Index - AVQI in healthy and altered children's voices: comparation, relationship with auditory-perceptual judgment and cut-off points.","authors":"Evelyn Carla Dos Santos Rabelo, Ana Paula Dassie-Leite, Vanessa Veis Ribeiro, Glaucya Madazio, Mara Suzana Behlau","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023047pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023047pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To compare the acoustic measurements of Cepstral Peak Prominence Smoothed (CPPS) and Acoustic Voice Quality Index (AVQI) of children with normal and altered voices, to relationship with auditory-perceptual judgment (APJ) and to establish cut-off points.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Vocal recordings of the sustained vowel and number counting tasks of 185 children were selected from a database and submitted to acoustic analysis with extraction of CPPS and AVQI measurements, and to APJ. The APJ was performed individually for each task, classified as normal or altered, and for the tasks together defining whether the child would pass or fail in a situation of vocal screening.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Children with altered APJ and who failed the screening had lower CPPS values and higher AVQI values, than those with normal APJ and who passed the screening. The APJ of the sustained vowel task was related to CPPS and AVQI, and APJ of the number counting task was related only to AVQI and CPPS numbers. The cut-off points that differentiate children with and without vocal deviation are 14.07 for the vowel CPPS, 7.62 for the CPPS numbers and 2.01 for the AVQI.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Children with altered voices, have higher AVQI values and lower CPPS values, when detected in children with voices within the normal range. The acoustic measurements were related to the auditory perceptual judgment of vocal quality in the sustained vowel task, however, the number counting task was related only to the AVQI and CPPS. The cut-off points that differentiate children with and without vocal deviation are 14.07 for the CPPS vowel, 7.62 for the CPPS numbers and 2.01 for the AVQI. The three measures were similar in identifying voices without deviation and dysphonic voices.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 4","pages":"e20230047"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11189156/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20242023279pt
{"title":"ERRATUM: Use of the Prompts for Reestructuring Oral Muscular Phonetic Targets (PROMPT) in Autism Spectrum Disorder: a case study.","authors":"","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023279pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20242023279pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022299pt] [This corrects the article doi: https://doi.org/10.1590/2317-1782/20232022299en].</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20230279"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166031/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CoDASPub Date : 2024-05-27eCollection Date: 2024-01-01DOI: 10.1590/2317-1782/20232022234pt
Camila Dantas Martins, Carine Vieira Bicalho, Renata Maria Moreira Furlan, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Andréa Rodrigues Motta
{"title":"Breastfeeding outpatient in primary care as an important action to promote breastfeeding: experience report.","authors":"Camila Dantas Martins, Carine Vieira Bicalho, Renata Maria Moreira Furlan, Amélia Augusta de Lima Friche, Andréa Rodrigues Motta","doi":"10.1590/2317-1782/20232022234pt","DOIUrl":"10.1590/2317-1782/20232022234pt","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper describe a successful experience of promotion, prevention and support for breastfeeding developed by professionals from a basic health unit. This is a Breastfeeding Outpatient Clinic, implemented in a health center in Belo Horizonte, in August 2019. The Outpatient Clinic was established based on the perception of the unit's team that many mothers had difficulty breastfeeding, however, due to the work overload of this team, this assistance did not occur in a timely manner, resulting in early weaning. Initially, a meeting was held to sensitize the team on the breastfeeding indicators of the unit. Based on this knowledge, the implementation of a breastfeeding Outpatient clinic was proposed, aimed not only at dyad with difficulties in managing breastfeeding, but at all postpartum women in the area covered by that health center. A flow was created, through which it was established that all postpartum women who brought their children to carry out the heel prick test at the unit would be referred to the Breastfeeding Outpatient Clinic to perform this service. With the improvement of care, the users of the health center started to breastfeed for longer, which reflected in the improvement of the unit's indicators.</p>","PeriodicalId":46547,"journal":{"name":"CoDAS","volume":"36 3","pages":"e20220234"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2024-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11166039/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141162690","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}