Tongue-tie test: situational diagnosis about the applicability of the protocol in newborns in Distrito Federal

ABSTRACT: Purpose: to analyze the phonoaudiological practice in the applicability of the "Tongue-tie Test" in Distrito Federal. Methods: it was prepared a self-explanatory questionnaire, composed by 10 questions. The questionnaire was disposed in a specific website created for this purpose. Participated in this research 44 phonoaudiologists from Distrito Federal. The statistical analysis of data was initially performed in simple frequency tables and then in cross-frequency tables. Results: participated in this research phonoaudiologists experienced in several areas, public and private sector. Only 27.27% of the participants evaluate the lingual frenulum in infants; most evaluates less than one year. The phonoaudiologists is the best known professional in Distrito Federal which performs evaluation of the lingual frenulum in infants. Conclusion: most of the phonoaudiologists who evaluate the lingual frenulum in newborns do not use specific protocol for the analysis. The criteria used during the examination vary.

摘要：研究目的：分析舌系带检查（Tongue-tie Test）在巴西联邦特区（Distrito Federal）的言语语言治疗临床应用实践。研究方法：本研究编制了一套包含10个问题的自说明式问卷，并将该问卷发布于专为本次研究搭建的专属网站。本次研究共招募了来自巴西联邦特区的44名言语治疗师参与。数据统计分析首先通过简单频数表完成初步处理，后续进一步采用交叉频数表开展深入分析。研究结果：参与本次研究的言语治疗师覆盖多个执业领域，涵盖公立与私立医疗体系。仅27.27%的受访者会对婴幼儿开展舌系带评估，且其中多数评估对象为周岁以内的婴儿。在巴西联邦特区范围内，言语治疗师是开展婴幼儿舌系带评估的核心执业群体。研究结论：多数对新生儿开展舌系带评估的言语治疗师，并未采用标准化分析流程开展检查；临床评估过程中所使用的判断标准存在显著差异。