scholarly journals Using Virtual Reality to Provide Health Care Information to People With Intellectual Disabilities: Acceptability, Usability, and Potential Utility

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. e91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valerie Hall ◽  
Suzanne Conboy-Hill ◽  
Dave Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Potential Utility ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
Care Information ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Provide Health Care

scholarly journals Speech, Language and Hearing services in Primary Health Care in Brazil: an analysis of provision and an estimate of shortage, 2005-2015

Revista CEFAC ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-362 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Hellen Teixeira Viégas ◽  
Tatiane Costa Meira ◽  
Brenda Sousa Santos ◽  
Yukari Figueroa Mise ◽  
Vladimir Andrei Rodrigues Arce ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Primary Health Care ◽  
Ecological Study ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
National Registry ◽  
Health Care Information ◽  
System A ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Care Information ◽  
Using Data

ABSTRACT Objective: to investigate the evolution and estimate the shortage of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals in Primary Health Care between 2005 and 2015. Methods: a mixed ecological study using data from the National Registry of Health Facilities and the Primary Health Care Information System. A descriptive analysis regarding the evolution of the number of professionals working in Primary Health Care over this period, in Brazilian states and regions, was conducted. The ratio of professionals per 100,000 inhabitants for the years 2005, 2010 and 2015, and the shortages in 2015, were estimated. Results: in 2005, there were 1,717 professionals working in Primary Health Care, that is, one per 100,000 inhabitants. In 2015, there were 4,124, increasing to 2.1/100,000. In 2015, the shortage in supply was 55.1%, varying widely across the states. Conclusion: the shortage in supply is equivalent to an absence of Speech, Language and Hearing service coverage within Primary Health Care for more than half of the Brazilian population. It is worth noting that a conservative parameter was adopted to conduct this estimate. The results suggest a process of consolidation for the inclusion of Speech, Language and Hearing professionals within Primary Health Care, however, still characterized by insufficient and unequal supply across the nation.

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