Phoniatric evaluation: relationships between a set of tests and academic difficulties.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Learning disability has a significant relevance and can generate negative social impacts on the future of an individual if not corrected in time. Phoniatrics is an area of otorhinolaryngology responsible for evaluating, diagnosing, and referring these cases for therapy and/or complementing the multidisciplinary diagnosis.

Objective

To evaluate in school-aged children the association between the application of a set of tests used in the phoniatric assessment and complaints of academic difficulties. To identify which tests would show the main association with academic performance when applied individually.

Methods

Blind, cross-sectional study, subdivided into 4 stages. In the 1st stage, 66 children in the third year of elementary school were submitted to th

SUBMITTER: Kencis CCS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9874320 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature