Prevalence of speech and language disorders in patients referring to the Speech therapy clinic in Tehran Rehabilitation Faculty during 10 years

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1 Assistant Professor, Speech Therapy Department of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor, Statistical and Epidemiological Department, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

3 MSc in Speech Therapy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Background and aim: Epidemiology is one of the Health Sciences issues that is considered as a supplement to the basic sciences and clinical laboratory in speech-language pathology and audiology. Having an understanding of the prevalence of communication disorders, especially speech and language disorders, can help us devise better plans for the patients' rehabilitation programs.
Methods: In the present cross-sectional study, 2003 records, from a 10-year period, were studied in the archives of the Speech Therapy Clinic in Tehran Rehabilitation Faculty. All the 851 cases were selected based on systematic sampling and the data was analyzed using SPSS (v. 16).
Results: Important findings include: from among 851 records, 401 patients (%47.1) aged between 1 to 5 years. A total of 343 patients (%40.3) had speech and language delay. Also, 184 patients (6.21%) had articulation and voice disorders and 180 patients (2.21%) were stutterers.
Conclusion: The largest number of referrals to the speech therapy clinics was the delayed speech and language disorders, and the apraxia and PKU had the lowest rates. The ratio of male to female patients was approximately 2 to 1.

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The Scientific Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine
Volume 5, Issue 2
July and August 2016
Pages 132-140

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  • Receive Date: 03 August 2015
  • Revise Date: 19 September 2015
  • Accept Date: 28 October 2015
  • First Publish Date: 21 June 2016

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