Network of specialized care for patients with tinnitus in Brazil
professional profile, assessment and intervention methods and techniques
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https://doi.org/10.23925/2176-2724.2024v36i1e65022Keywords:
Tinnitus, Patient Assistance Team, Health Care Models, Interdisciplinary Practices, Health servicesAbstract
Introduction: Tinnitus is a highly prevalent symptom in the population, which requires specialized care centered on the patient and their individualities. Objective: to investigate the specialized care network for patients complaining of tinnitus in Brazil. Method: A national search was carried out with 152 professionals who serve the public with tinnitus, through social networks, in addition to using the “snowball” technique. Professionals with clinical experience or participation in a tinnitus research group were selected. To those selected a Google Forms questionnaire was sent via email or social media, consisting of twelve objective questions, in order to identify the profile of these professionals, as well as the service they offer. The data were categorized and tabulated in a digital spreadsheet for subsequent descriptive and inferential statistical analysis. Results: the results showed that there are professionals working in tinnitus in 21 Brazilian states, most of them in the Southeast and Northeast regions, mainly in the private sector and the majority in multidisciplinary teams that include at least one otorhinolaryngologist and one speech therapist, presenting similar evaluative and therapeutic practices. Conclusion: it was possible to observe that, although the number of professionals is still small, in addition to not being well distributed geographically, there is a similarity in the evaluation and treatment methods used, as well as the multidisciplinary approach has become a reality in practice clinic, although more present in the private sector, which renews the perspectives of the public affected by tinnitus, for the near future.
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