Autocuidado vocal do agente comunitário de saúde: uma ação fonoaudiológica

Abstract

Introduction: The Community Health Agent is a prominent personality, as he is a reference in the exchange of popular knowledge and care, being the link between the community and the unit. Thus, it is important to carefully observe the category's exposure to excessive workloads, as they corroborate the agents' illness. Objective: The present study sought to verify the impacts of a speech therapy action on the voice quality of life of community health agents in a Northeastern capital. Methodological procedures: The study was carried out in an online format with agents from a capital in the Northeast, and consisted of three stages. A questionnaire was applied with sociodemographic data and an instrument in the area of voice, 2 namely the Quality of Life in Voice. T namely the Quality of Life in Voice. Then, the action was carried out in an online format. Finally, hen, the action was carried out in an online format. Finally, there was the reapplication of the instrument and another action evaluation questionnaire, to there was the reapplication of the instrument and another action evaluation questionnaire, to verify the effect of the speech therapy action on the participants. Data were tabulated in the verify the effect of the speech therapy action on the participants. Data were tabulated in the StatiStatistical Package for the Social Sciences program, using only descriptive statistics. stical Package for the Social Sciences program, using only descriptive statistics. Results:Results: Fifteen Community Health Agents participated in this study, 12 females and 3 males. From the Fifteen Community Health Agents participated in this study, 12 females and 3 males. From the findings, it was not possible to observe significant data in the reapplfindings, it was not possible to observe significant data in the reapplication of the instrument. ication of the instrument. However, it should be noted that there was a relevance of descriptive data in the physical However, it should be noted that there was a relevance of descriptive data in the physical domain. domain. Final considerations:Final considerations: It is concluded that the interventional effects of the action It is concluded that the interventional effects of the action expressed relevant differences in the descriptexpressed relevant differences in the descriptive evaluation, of the preive evaluation, of the pre-- and postand post--action phases, action phases, in the physical domain, impacting the voice quality of life of the in the physical domain, impacting the voice quality of life of the agentagents.s.