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Evolution and characteristics of speech and language therapist services in a high complexity Chilean hospital according to monthly statistical records (REM)

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  • Jorge Burdiles Aguirre
  • Nicole Hidd Cuitiño
  • Jaime Crisosto Alarcón
  • Carlos Rojas

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Introduction: speech and language therapist services has been extensively described. However, in Chile the evolution and characteristics of these services at hospital level and especially during the last years (pre and post COVID-19) are unknown. The exploration of these data could contribute to the development of strategies and decision making at the local level. Objective: to determine the evolution and characteristics of speech and language therapist services between the years 2015-2022 in a Chilean high complexity hospital. Methods: by means of a quantitative, transectional and descriptive design, 96 databases corresponding to the Monthly Statistical Records (REM) between January 2015 and December 2022 were reviewed. The variables analyzed were: number of initial and intermediate evaluations, hospital rehabilitation sessions, home rehabilitation and procedures-activities performed. Results: an oscillating increase in the number of speech and language therapist services performed between 2015-2022 was observed. Preference is given to hospital rehabilitation sessions (95,626 services) followed by initial evaluations (11,550). By specific area, the highest number of benefits was obtained by swallowing rehabilitation (22,594), while individual and group auditory rehabilitation only presented 7 and 11 records respectively. Conclusions: the analysis of the REM exhibits an incremental evolution of the registry of speech and language therapist services, especially since the last three years (2020 onwards), this despite the fluctuations observed during the previous years (2015-2019). This increase would be directly related to the increase in the hiring of professionals, improvement of supplies and equipment, incorporation of the speech therapist to pathologies with explicit health guarantees (GES) and the need for professional staffing due to the COVID-19 contingency

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Handle: RePEc:dbk:datame:v:2:y:2023:i::p:97:id:1056294dm202397
DOI: 10.56294/dm202397
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