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：目的：分析联邦特区（Distrito Federal）内言语听力学实践中“舌系带检查术（Tongue-tie Test）”的应用适用性。方法：本研究编制了一份包含10个问题的说明清晰的自填式问卷，并将其发布于专为本次研究搭建的专属网站。共有44名来自联邦特区的言语听力学专业人员参与本研究。数据统计分析首先通过简单频数表开展初步处理，随后辅以交叉频数表进行深入分析。结果：参与本次研究的言语听力学专业人员覆盖多个执业领域，同时供职于公立与私立医疗体系。仅27.27%的受访者会对婴幼儿的舌系带进行评估，且其中多数仅针对未满1周岁的婴儿开展该项检查。在联邦特区范围内，言语听力学专业人员是开展婴幼儿舌系带评估的最广为人知的专业群体。结论：绝大多数对新生儿舌系带进行评估的言语听力学专业人员，并未使用专门的分析流程开展检查，且临床检查所使用的评判标准存在差异。