Percepción sobre el rol del fonoaudiólogo en el área de motricidad oral en la unidad de cuidados intensivos neonatal

Abstract

Introduction: The therapeutic interventions of the speech therapy professional in the neonatal intensive care unit defines procedures for the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of stomatognathic or orofacial functions. The interdisciplinary team of these units, in general, does not have the participation of the speech therapist, being supplied by other professionals who do not have an adequate therapeutic technique and do not have the skills for these procedures.Methods: Applied research with random sampling. The study population sample corresponds to medical personnel linked to a neonatal intensive care unit. The nature of the study is quantitative, non-experimental, cross-sectional. For data collection, a Likert-type survey was used. Statistical analysis based on Chi-Square.Results: The results highlight the necessity of a better knowledge of the work of the speech therapist in the unit.Conclusion: It was possible to identify the need and importance of the role of a speech therapist in the interdisciplinary team. It was determined that general practitioners and nutritionists are the least aware of this professional's work in the unit.