Orofacial Motricity and Dysphagia: analysis of theses defended by Brazilian speech-language pathologists

ABSTRACT Purpose: this study aimed to investigate the profile of the theses defended by Brazilian speech-language pathologists with a Doctoral Degree that analyzed issues related to Orofacial Motricity and Dysphagia. Methods: an exploratory retrospective documentary study, performed based on data collected on the Lattes Platform in 2017. The following variables were included: gender, time between graduation and defense, geographic location of institutions, type of institutions, program area and subareas. Results: among the 1,125 theses, 92 (8.1%) were related to Orofacial Motricity and 58 (5.1%) to Dysphagia; as for the gender of the speech-language pathologist, most were females (97.9% and 98.3% for Orofacial Motricity and Dysphagia, respectively); the average time between completing graduation and defending a doctorate was similar in both areas (13.8 years for Orofacial Motricity and 13.5 years for Dysphagia); most of the post-graduation degrees granted were in institutions in the Southeast region (70.0%) and in federal educational institutions. As for the area of knowledge, most were concentrated in Health Sciences (96.8%). Analyzing data referring to alterations present in adults, 54.3% in Orofacial Motricity and 82.7% in Dysphagia. Conclusion: the theses defended by speech-language pathologists addressing Orofacial Motricity and Dysphagia were written by women, on average a little over a decade after graduation in Speech-Language Pathology, and defended in programs offered by federal institutions, located in the Southeast region, in the area of Health Sciences. In addition, most of them focused on the analysis of alterations in adults.

摘要
研究目的：本研究旨在探讨获得博士学位的巴西言语语言病理学者所提交的答辩论文概况，这些论文均围绕口面部运动功能（Orofacial Motricity）与吞咽障碍（Dysphagia）相关议题展开分析。
研究方法：本研究为探索性回顾性文献研究，基于2017年在Lattes平台（Lattes Platform）收集的数据开展。纳入的研究变量包括：性别、毕业至论文答辩的时间间隔、院校地理位置、院校类型、学科领域及细分方向。
研究结果：在1125篇学位论文中，92篇（8.1%）与口面部运动功能相关，58篇（5.1%）聚焦吞咽障碍；就言语语言病理学者的性别而言，两个研究方向的作者均以女性为主（口面部运动功能方向占比97.9%，吞咽障碍方向占比98.3%）；两个研究方向中，从毕业到博士答辩的平均间隔时间相近，口面部运动功能方向为13.8年，吞咽障碍方向为13.5年；绝大多数获授学位的论文出自东南部地区的院校以及联邦教育机构。在知识领域方面，绝大多数论文集中于健康科学领域（占比96.8%）。针对成人患者的功能异常相关研究，口面部运动功能方向占比54.3%，吞咽障碍方向占比82.7%。
研究结论：由言语语言病理学者提交的围绕口面部运动功能与吞咽障碍的学位论文，作者均为女性，平均在完成言语语言病理学（Speech-Language Pathology）学业后十余年完成答辩，且相关研究项目多由东南部地区的联邦院校开设，隶属于健康科学领域。此外，绝大多数研究聚焦于成人患者的功能异常分析。