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Early Identification of Pre-school Children with Speech-language Disorder in Primary Health Care Settings

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dc.contributor.authorMendes, Ana
dc.contributor.authorValente, Ana Rita
dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Helena
dc.contributor.authorClemêncio, Graça
dc.contributor.authorMelo, Elsa
dc.contributor.authorLousada, Marisa
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-07T15:44:17Z
dc.date.available2018-03-07T15:44:17Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractSpeech-language disorders in pre-school children is considered a public health problem since its international prevalence is reportedly to be 20%. This study aimed to identify European-Portuguese pre-school children with speech-language disorder through RALF speech-language screening (Rastreio de Linguagem e Fala), in primary health care settings. RALF is a reliable and valid instrument that revealed strong levels of reliability, sensitivity and specificity for European-Portuguese (EP) pre-school children. 10 nurses with more than 6 years of clinical experience in a primary health care centers administered RALF to 37 (5-6 years old) EP children as part of health-child care routine. Results indicate that 21.6% of children did not pass the RALF screen and were referred to an in-depth speech and language assessment. This finding was in agreement with international research and reinforces the need for an early and precocious identification of the speech-language disorder in pre-school children. That is, way before the disorder has installed and has an impact on the academic, social and emotional development. This action-research study also reveals the important of using a valid, reliable, sensitive, and specific, as well as, culturally and linguistically adequate screening instruments by the health professionals as part of health-child care routine in primary health care centers.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationMendes, A.P., Valente, A. R., Loureiro, H., Clemêncio, G., Melo, E. & Lousada, M. (2017). Early Identification of Pre-school Children with Speech-language Disorder in Primary Health Care Settings. International Journal of Psychology and Neuroscience, 3(2), 61-66.pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2183-5829
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/21909
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.subjectchildrenpt_PT
dc.subjectscreeningpt_PT
dc.subjecthealth carept_PT
dc.subjectpreventionpt_PT
dc.subjectspeech-language developmentpt_PT
dc.titleEarly Identification of Pre-school Children with Speech-language Disorder in Primary Health Care Settingspt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage66pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage61pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Psychology and Neurosciencept_PT
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT

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