Envio e monitoramento de atividades terapêuticas domiciliares

Abstract

Purpose: To investigate the means (digital and/or physical) used by Speech-Language Pathology professionals and/or academics for sending and monitoring therapeutic tasks in clinical practice, considering time, region, and type of professional engagement. Methods: A questionnaire was developed on the Google Forms platform, comprising 45 questions regarding the practices of speech-language pathologists and academics working in clinical and academic settings. The questions covered topics such as physical and electronic resources used for the development of therapeutic materials, required financial investment, difficulties encountered in monitoring activities sent to patients and the methods of sending activities, patients' adherence to home practices associated with in-person therapy, and patients' access to the internet and physical material printing. Results: 97.01% of the participants send therapy and home activities. However, there are still many difficulties and obstacles encountered in sending and monitoring these activities, as at least half of this population lacks a means of monitoring such tasks. Conclusion: The main methods for sending tasks are through informal means, such as WhatsApp, or with physical materials. Regarding monitoring, a minority of professionals reported conducting a tracking of activity completion, and the most common approach is through patient and/or guardian reports. The difficulties encountered in carrying out this monitoring of therapeutic tasks highlight the need for greater investments in this area.