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Abuso y mal uso vocal en los docentes de educación básica de la Escuela Fiscal Básica Panamá y la Unidad Educativa Leoncio Cordero Jaramillo de la ciudad de Cuenca 2023-2024
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-04-11) Ortiz Zuña, Yessenia Andrea; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The voice is the main means of communication for teachers in the classroom. However, when teaching classes, they often use inappropriate behaviors, such as raising the tone of their voice, shouting, clearing their throat, using if for long hours without breaks, among others. It is important that they avoid these behaviors that alter the health of their voice, affecting their communication, physical well-being, and social, personal, family, emotional and work relationships. Objective: Determine vocal misuse and abuse in basic education teachers of the Panama Basic Fiscal school and the Leoncio Cordero Jaramillo Educational Unit of the city of Cuenca in the period 2023-2024. Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative descriptive study was carried out with a sample of 61 teachers where vocal habits were analyzed through the questionnaire “Occupational and personal factors that affect the phonatory system” and tabulated using the SPSS version 25 program. Results: Of the 61 respondents, the women with the highest percentage were the age groups 31-40 and 41-50 years old with 29.5% while the age group of men were 51-60 years old or older with 13.1%. There were risk behaviors, such as increasing their voice by 44.3% and sharpening it by 34.4% when they had between 31 to 40 students, and increasing their voice by 42.6% and sharpening it by 24.6% when they had between 21 and 30 students, Conclusion: Teachers engage in behaviors that reflect vocal abuse and misuse, such as smoking, drinking alcohol, coffee, tea, aggravating the tone
Análisis acústico de la voz de estudiantes de la Escuela de Tecnología Médica, Cuenca 2016
(2017) Molina Paltín, Diego Alejandro; Vargas Landívar, Jaime David; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela; Aguirre Cornejo, Roberto Paulino
Background: The voice as the main communication method of human beings should be studied through an objective assessment of its acoustic properties for a precise diagnostic that approaches in an optimal treatment, so that the patient will be rehabilitated. In Cuenca, the population voice acoustic parameters are unknown for that reason raises the need to develop a study to learn their values. Objective: Execute the voice acoustic assessment of students of University of Cuenca, Faculty of Medical Science, School of Medical Technology in 2016. Methodology: This research has a descriptive style with transversal view. Anagraf computer application is used to develop the statistical analysis of the objective voice parameter in real time. Data was compiled in forms and processed in SPSS v.15 form IBM with range, mean and standard deviation and represented it by charts. Results: 136 young healthy students between 18 to 27 years old, 23 men and 113 women were processed. The vowels /a/ and /u/ were recorded and analyzed with Anagraf giving the values of fundamental frequency, formants (F1, F2), Energy, Harmonic to Noise Ratio, Jitter, Shimmer. Range, mean and standard deviation were obtained with the following acoustic parameters values: for the /a/ vowel for men are F0: 137Hz; F1: 126Hz.; F2: 1279Hz.; Energy: 36dB; HNR: 5,02dB; Jitter: 1,07%; Shimmer: 0,38%. And women values are F0: 239Hz.; F1: 319Hz.; F2:1509 Hz.; Energy: 29dB; HNR: 6,69dB; Jitter: 1,18%; Shimmer: 0,51%. For the /u/ vowel for men are F0: 142Hz.; F1: 316Hz.; F2: 1906Hz.; Energy: 37dB; HNR: 6,26dB; Jitter: 1,17%; Shimmer: 0,45%. And women values are F0: 248Hz.; F1: 309Hz.; F2: 1091Hz.; Energy: 31dB; HNR: 6,68dB; Jitter: 1,19%; Shimmer: 0,45%
Autopercepción vocal en docentes de unidades educativas públicas de la ciudad de Cuenca en el periodo 2023-2024
(2024-04-10) Lazo Alvarez, Evelyn Fernanda; Ordoñez Quito, Nube del Rocío; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The voice is the sound that is produced through the vibration of the vocal cords, being an essential means to practice several professions, such as teaching. However, its misuse or vocal abuse can have consequences within the functional, physical, and emotional areas, so it is important to self-evaluate it to know its impact on the quality of life. General Objective: Determine vocal self-perception in teachers of public educational units in the city of Cuenca in the period 2023 – 2024. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out where vocal selfperception was determined. The sample was made up of 80 teachers from the public educational units of Cuenca. Informed consent, a data collection form, and the Voice Handicap Index test (VHI-30) were used. Subsequently, the data obtained were analyzed by the SPSS program, version 22. Results: Of the 80 teachers, 45 were female and 35 were male. A higher occurrence of vocal disability was found in females, with mild vocal disability predominating. According to the number of working hours per day, there is a greater prevalence of vocal disability in teachers who work 8 hours a day. On the other hand, considering age, those between 36 and 45 years old represent the highest number with vocal disability. Conclusions: There is a higher percentage of predominant mild vocal alteration in the female sex, finding greater alteration on the physical scale.
Desarrollo de la conciencia fonológica en escolares de 5 a 7 años en la Escuela de Educación Básica Zoila Aurora Palacios Cuenca 2020
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2020-11-04) Neira Encalada, Hilda Patricia; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Phonological awareness is a metaphorological ability that refers to the ability to identify the sounds that make up speech, allows to know and use the phonemes that constitute a word. Deficit in phonological awareness skills causes difficulties in literacy learning in the school stage. General objective: To determine the development of Phonological Awareness in schoolchildren from 5 to 7 years at the Zoila Aurora Palacios Cuenca 2020 School of Basic Education. Methodology: The PECFO Phonological Awareness Assessment Test was applied, the scores were recorded in the general test registration protocol, the results were interpreted using the test standards, obtained the information was recorded on the Form, tabulating with the program SPSS Statistics V. 22 and Microsoft Excel. Results: 54.0% were women and 46.0% were men. Depending on the age, they had 7 to 7 years 11 months with 51.6%, depending on the year of basic education, most belonged to 3rd basic with 38.7%. In silabic consciousness a normal result of 73.4% was obtained, while 8.9% had deficits. In fonémic awareness, 66.2% achieved a normal result and 16.1% deficit. Conclusion: It was determined that 69.4% of children mostly have a development of normal phonological awareness, however there is a representative percentage of 16.9% that is at risk and a minimum percentage of 13.7% have deficit.
Determinar la capacidad auditiva en conductores de la compañía de transporte Ricaurte S.A. Cuenca 2017
(2017) Abril Orellana, María Verónica; Rodríguez Brito, Alexandra Katherine; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela; Vintimilla Rojas, Daniela Alejandra
BACKGROUND: The hearing is an important and fundamental system that allows the acquisition and development of the language in the human beings. The language offers to the human beings the capacity of communication and social participation, favoring the interaction of the same ones inside the cultural group to which they belong. Different factors can alter the hearing of a person, between them the exhibition to the constant noise and of high intensity. The drivers of urban transport are exposed every day to the noise. The level of intensity and the time of exhibition to the noise of the vehicles that they lead they generate alterations in his health, being the hearing one of the most affected and less studied organs of this population. For what is important to know the prevalence of auditory alterations that can generate the exhibition to the noise. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the auditory capacity in the drivers of the company of urban transport “Ricaurte S.A" of the city of Cuenca 2017. METHODOLOGY: This study is descriptive transverse court. The universe of study includes the drivers of the company of Urban Transport "Ricaurte S.A " of the city of Cuenca that corresponds to 90 patients of masculine sex, in ages between 25 to 60 years. The group of study was realized subjected to and otoscopy and audiometric test, later quantify the results determining the prevalence of auditory alterations of the group of study. The results were interpreted by means of tables and graph. RESULTS: Through the application of hearing tests to the drivers of the public transport company "Ricaurte SA", it was shown that there is a decrease in hearing capacity by 40% from 21 to 40dB in the range of 20 to 40 years, while the 33% presented normal hearing
Evaluación de la autopercepción de la incapacidad vocal en usuarios con disfonía del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga en el periodo marzo 2019 – marzo 2020
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-06-01) Heras Heras, Janneth Carolina; Mogrovejo Orellana, Samantha Micaela; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Abstract: Dysphonia is considered an alteration in the qualities of the voice. The user diagnosed with dysphonia has difficulties for the oral communicative exchange at a social, work and emotional level, adding comorbid factors such as age, sex, vocal habits, type of vocal user and the self-perception of her voice; In the last 5 years, studies have been carried out worldwide, where it has been recorded that users diagnosed with dysphonia have had stress and anxiety factors that are part of a more complex clinical picture; The subjective affectation at the organic-functional level, which causes dysphonia, can be determined using the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) Test, which has three sections, vocal functioning, physical, vocal and emotional state in relation to dysphonia, contributing significantly to the approach Therapeutic speech therapy and to determine the impact of the condition perceived by the user and their mood, visualizing it holistically through the results obtained from the test. Treatment aimed at any type of dysphonia; be it organic, functional or organic-functional with hypofunctional and hyperfunctional characterization, it requires an important multidisciplinary team to address different approaches such as the intervention of the ENT and the Speech Therapist. Type of study: Prospective descriptive cross-sectional study. General Objective: To determine the vocal self-perception of users diagnosed with dysphonia who attended the outpatient area of adult speech therapy at the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital in the period March 2019 - March 2020. Methodology: The sample was comprised of 70 users diagnosed with dysphonia that attended the outpatient adult speech therapy area of the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital between the period March 2019 - March 2020. The personal information and medical diagnosis of each patient was collected by reviewing the medical records and in which the contact telephone numbers, through which the data collection sheet and the VHI-30 evaluation could be completed. The information collected in the data collection sheets was entered into the databases created in Microsoft Excel and SPSS Statistics version 22, the analysis of the variables was carried out by means of contingency tables. The results were obtained in tables of frequencies and percentages for the dependent and independent variables. Results: it was possible to establish according to the distribution of vocal self-perception according to sex, it was more prevalent in the mild degree in women with 27.1%, in an age comprised over 61 years with 15.7%, belonging to to Level IV of voice professionals such as farmers, merchants, employees, etc. representing 14.3% of the general population. The most prevalent ENT diagnoses were functional dysphonia with 27.1% within the moderate grade and according to the type of dysphonia it was more prevalent in the mild grade of hypertonic / hyperkinetic type with 41.4%. Vocal habits related to abuse and vocal misuse in the self-perception of these users were more frequent in the habit of clarifying the voice with 10% and 7.1% with the habit of shouting within the mild degree, 38, 6% do not maintain habits of consumption of alcohol and tobacco substances. 51.4% of users suffer from stress factors - anxiety and tension at the muscular level. The vocal self-perception of the users according to the degrees of affectation using the VHI-30 test, the mild degree was prevalent with 41.4%. Conclusions: the prevalence of mild-grade functional dysphonia of the hypertonic / hyperkinetic type was similar to that of other national and international investigations. The risk factors for dysphonia identified were: male sex, ages over 61 years, Level IV of vocal professionals, habits of clarifying the voice and shouting. Stress-anxiety and muscle tension factors are also identified.
Evaluación de la discapacidad vocal autopercibida a través del cuestionario Voice Hándicap Índex en los docentes de la Unidad Educativa Ciudad de Cuenca en las clases virtuales 2020 – 2021
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2022-01-14) Calderón Mogrovejo, Verónica Cristina; Pérez Cuzco, Edgar Marcelo; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: the main work tool of teachers is their voice and their efficiency in their professional activities depends on it, therefore they are exposed to risk factors that can cause vocal disorders and interfere in their work performance. Generally, they consult a specialist when their voice is poorly appreciated, therefore, it is important to know the self-perception of the teacher with respect to their voice. (1) (2) Type of study: the research corresponds to a descriptive-prospective study. General Objective: to evaluate the self-perceived vocal disability through the Voice Handicap Index questionnaire in teachers of the Cuenca City Educational Unit in virtual classes 2020 - 2021. Methodology: to evaluate the self-perceived vocal disability, surveys were conducted through Google Forms, the results were tabulated in SPSS 22 and Microsoft Excel. The analysis of variables was performed using contingency tables, for the quantitative analysis mean, median, mode and for the qualitative variables frequency and percentage were calculated. Results: when the questionnaire was applied to the 53 teachers, it was determined that 84.91% presented a mild self-perceived degree of vocal affectation, 15.09% a moderate degree and none presented a severe or serious degree. Conclusion: teachers are prone to suffer vocal disorders because the use of their voice is indispensable. Therefore, it is important to know their vocal self-perception in functional, organic and emotional aspects to identify if there is an alteration and the degree to which it influences their performance.
Evaluación de la producción del discurso narrativo en niños de 4 a 6 años en escuelas de la ciudad de Cuenca, 2019
(2019-07-15) Tacuri Quezada, Fabiola Maribel; Jetón Gualpa, María Belén; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
GENERAL OBJETIVE: To determine the performance of the production of the narrative discourse in children from 4 years to 6 years in schools of the Cuenca city during the academic year 2018 – 2019. METHODOLOGY: The present research project is a prospective descriptive observational quantitative study, with a population of 173 boys and girls between the ages of 4 to 6 years of the levels of initial 2 and first year of basic education of the morning section of the millenium educational unit Manuel J. Calle wich belongs to urban zone and the millenium educational unit UEM Sayausí, found in the rural zone of the Cuenca city during the academic year 2018 – 2019. This research Project was done trough the aplication of the third section of the evaluating the production of the narrative discourse (EDNA) which evaluates the production of the Narrative Discourse. USE OF RESULTS: The results obtained after evaluating the production of the narrative discourse, they allowed us to known that. The location of the school of participating children directly influences because the Narrative Discourse Development was with a percentage of 35,84% in rural schools and the 20,81% of children enrolled in urban schools present a normal development of narrative discourse what is at variance with studies conduced in other countries. Thus, in the present research project we have summarized with precisión the results obtained. The results also show that, 11.56% of children of 6 years have a decreased development in narrative discourse, in children of 5 years 5.78% and in children of 4 years only 2.31%.
Frecuencia de conocimiento de los profesionales de la salud para la intervención vinculada con el fonoaudiólogo, en la ciudad de Cuenca, en el año 2023
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2024-05-08) Loaiza Aguilera, Marcela Alexandra; Loza Ortega, Kevin Fabián; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The speech therapist is part of the health professionals such as: the early stimulator, physiotherapist, neurologist, neuropediatrist, dentist, otolaryngologist, pediatrician, clinical or educational psychologist, however, it is unknown if these professionals are familiar with the role of the same. Objective: To identify the knowledge of health professionals involved in speech therapy. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional analytical study was carried out with a sample of 155 health professionals, linked to speech therapy who were surveyed in different health institutions in the city of Cuenca, the data were tabulated in SPSS 22, analyzed and presented in tables of frequencies and percentages. Results: 94.19% of the professionals surveyed were aware of the role of the speech therapist in the health team, while 5.81% were unaware of it. 93.55% indicated that it is important to link their health specialty with speech therapy. On the other hand, 41% refer cases frequently; The main causes are: speech disorders, hearing problems, swallowing disorders and language disorders, with 18.06% of health professionals who have never referred a case. Conclusions: There is a high level of knowledge about the role of the speech therapist, however, of the professionals participating in the present study, only 65.81% have been able to know the final results of the speech therapy intervention
Frecuencia de fisura labiopalatal en pacientes del Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso enero 2010 - diciembre 2015
(2017) Arévalo Martínez, María Antonieta; Sánchez León, María de los Ángeles; Carvajal Flor, Edgar; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
BACKGROUND This study arises from the high prevalence of cases presented in Bolivia, Ecuador and Paraguay, according to a Latin American collaborative study of congenital malformations (1), which attract anttention the fact that there are no previous studies in the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital City of Cuenca, so it is considered important to establish the frequency. GENERAL OBJECTIVE To determine the frequency of cleft lip and cleft palate in patients who attended the Departments of Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery of the Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital in the city of Cuenca, from January 2010 to December 2015. METHODOLOGY It is a descriptive - retrospective study, the universe is made up of all the clinical records of children between 0 and 6 years old, who attended the departments of Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery. RESULTS In the present investigation, 305 clinical records of patients with cleft lip and palate were obtained, of which, the greatest frequency was found in males with 63.0%; the age group predominant is 0 months to 1 year with 64.9%; the higher percent of patients is in the province of Azuay with 37.0%, of equal distribution between both genders; the predominant percentage diagnosis is Q37.5 (cleft palate of the hard palate and soft palate with cleft lip, unilateral) presented with 26.6%; It was finally found that 2.2% of the patients had a cleft lip and palate associated with a syndrome.
Hábitos de higiene vocal en cantantes de los coros polifónicos del cantón Cuenca, septiembre 2022 - febrero 2023
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2023-03-15) Bojorque Quintanilla, Camila Lucía; Espinoza Alcalá, Kwan Yin Estefanía; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: Singers are highly susceptible to suffer vocal pathologies, since they utilize their voice to perform, and require the implementation of vocal hygiene standards, which are based on a set of recommendations to optimize their voice and avoid vocal pathologies. General Objective: To determine vocal hygiene habits that singers of the polyphonic choirs of the canton Cuenca in the year 2022. Methods: The current study implements a descriptive cross-sectional study, with a sample size of 133 polyphonic choir singers from canton Cuenca in the year 2022. A Vocal Awareness Questionnaire for Singers was implemented to understand the vocal hygiene habits utilized and associated risk factors which influence the presentation of vocal pathologies, such as (gender, age, musical education, type of voice, hours sung weekly). The analysis of data was tabulated through SPSS 29 free version, using tables created in Excel 2021 by means of frequencies and percentages. Results: Of the 133 respondents, 73.7% belong to the age group of 18 to 29 years 11 months. 38.3% correspond to the male gender and 61.7% to the female gender; 42.1% of this gender drink water when feeling mucus or phlegm in the throat. 30.1% of the male gender prefer to cough or clear their throat. Participants of this study responded that speaking more frequently with laryngitis, throat clearing, air conditioning, and speaking in noisy environments were associated factors both behaviorally and environmentally on vocal mechanism. Conclusions: It was concluded that the singers of the Polyphonic Choirs of the canton do not elicit optimal vocal hygiene habits.
Incidencia de anquiloglosia en niños de 0 a 6 meses en el centro de rehabilitación integral especializado CRIE n°5, Cuenca 2017-2018
(2018) Alvarado Andrade, Daniela Estefanía; Vélez Arias, Luis Antonio; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Ankyloglossia is an alteration that occurs with a short or thick lingual frenulum and is sometimes shown with the tongue completely attached to the floor of the mouth, limiting the functionality of the tongue presenting a lack of mobility, causing newborn problems in the newborn lactation, which is evidenced in the presence of inadequate nutritive suction, therefore this study included the evaluation of the lingual frenulum through the test of the tongue to children from 0 to 6 months in the center of integral rehabilitation CRIE N ° 5 of the city of Cuenca. GENERAL OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence of ankyloglossia in children from 0 to 6 months of age in the Center for Specialized Integral Rehabilitation CRIE N ° 5. Cuenca 2017-2018. METHODOLOGY: The research was of a descriptive - transversal nature, where the incidence of ankyloglossia was determined in the infants who attended the Center for Specialized Integral Rehabilitation CRIE N ° 5, with the evaluation instrument "Test de la Lengüita". The universe consisted of 134 children aged between 0 and 6 months. The data obtained were tabulated through the SPSS free version program, which allowed the use of frequency and association tables for the analysis of the results. RESULTS: A total of 134 children were evaluated in ages ranging from 0 to 6 months; 25.4% (34) presented Ankyloglossia, with a higher incidence in females, 14.9% (19). Inadequate nutrient suction corresponded to 25.4% (34).
Incidencia de disfagia en el adulto mayor de los centros geriátricos urbanos de Cuenca 2017-2018
(2018) Carrillo Erique, Carla Estefanía; Gárate Rugel, Dayanna Carolina; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The elderly population over the years has multiple health problems due to the weakening of different structures and their functionality, as is the case of dysphagia that presents itself in comorbidity to various pathologies, which is why this study assesses the motor skills of the fonoarticulatory organs and swallowing in the elderly. Objective: To determine the incidence of dysphagia in the elderly of the Urban Geriatric Centers of Cuenca 2017-2018 Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out, with an initial population of 185 older adults, 65 years of age and older, both male and female of the urban geriatric centers of Cuenca proposed by the Ministry of Economic and Social Inclusion (MESI). However, 162 older adults were finally evaluated, leaving aside those who did not meet the inclusion criteria. The information was collected directly through the Clinical History and Myofunctional Examination - MBGR (item 5 and other swallowing problems) and the Deglution Screening "GUSS". The data were tabulated and analyzed using the SPSS version 15 program and Microsoft Excel, the results were expressed by frequency and association tables. Results: Of a total of 162 older adults evaluated aged 65 and older, 28.4% do not have dysphagia; 59.9% presented mild dysphagia with a higher incidence of 13.6% in the age range of 86-90 years, this level of dysphagia being the most recorded in the population of older adults evaluated; and 11.1% presented moderate dysphagia and with a lower percentage of 0.6% presented severe dysphagia
Incidencia de problemas de la voz en profesores de educación inicial, zona 6 de educación distrito 01d01. Cuenca, 2018
(2018) Pico Pinos, Juan Carlos; Muñoz Vélez, Tayana Sofía; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The voice is a work tool that teachers use for much of their days, this over time and bad habits lead to vocal problems. In our environment, voice evaluation is left in the background within occupational health and there is no training for the proper use of it in the teaching staff of all educational levels. General Objective: Determine the incidence of voice problems in teachers of initial education, zone 6 of education district 01d01. Cuenca, October 2017 - March 2018. Methodology and Materials: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 51 teachers of initial education, in which a questionnaire of personal and work data, vocal habits, VHI (voice handicap index) and subjective GRABS assessment was applied. Subsequently, the data was processed in the SPSS 15. 0 program, which is presented in the relevant tables. Conclusions: When we relate the rate of vocal disability with the degree of dysphonia, we can see that a large number of teachers with moderate disability have a moderate degree of dysphonia; a p-value of less than 0.005 was also obtained, which indicates that there is a statistical relationship between the rate of vocal disability and the degree of dysphonia.
Incidencia de trastornos articulatorios relacionados a movilidad labiolinguovelar en niños de 36 a 59 meses de edad del Centro de Educación inicial Luis Cordero Crespo Cuenca 2017-2018
(2018) Orellana Guzmán, Sandra Gabriela; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Background: The lips, tongue and veil of palate mobility participes in the speech as regularity factor so the phonemes adquire their own characteristics, it alteration is one of the main causes of the articulation disorders. These disorders have favorable prognosis if they are attended properly.However many are identified very late ages or when these are consolidated, for this reason the early evaluation and intervention are very necessary to avoid future problems in the development of the child. General Objetive: To determine the incidence of Articulation Disorders related to labiolinguovelar mobility in children from 36 to 59 months of age of the "Luis Cordero Crespo" preschool, Cuenca 2017-2018. Methodology: Method: The investigation was descriptive, prospective and transversal. The Universe was finite, heterogeneous and initially it was constituted by 230 children from 36 to 59 months of age, they were of male and female sex, and they go the Luis Cordero Crespo preschool in the Cuenca City, Province of Azuay. Only the 150 children were evaluated because the 49 persons didn´t satisfy with the inclusion standard and the others 31 leave the preschool. The information was collected directly, the children were evaluated with the MBGR Protocol, Section 3,4, 5 and also the PLS4 Articulation Screening. The data were analyzed and tabulate through the versión 15.0 of the SPSS program. Results: The150 individuals were evaluated in the investigation, the 30.7% of children didn't present any mobility alteration while that the 69.3% presented them, of which the 45.3% present evolutionary dyslalia, the 12% functional dyslalia and the other 12% didn´t have any articulation disorders
Incidencia de trastornos en el desarrollo de lenguaje en niños y niñas de 18 a 48 meses que asisten al programa Creciendo con Nuestros Hijos. Cuenca 2017
(2018) Guachún Arias, Byron Orlando; Quizhpi Mejía, Juan Andrés; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
The language is the capacity of the human being that is acquired in the first years of life and that will allow him to communicate ideas, needs and understand a conversation, maintain and store information recept, The main alteration of child development, is the disorder of language development, therefore this study covered the evaluation of children's Centers (CNH) of 3 sectors (Baños, El Valle, Bellavista) of the city of Cuenca. General Objective: Determine the incidence of disorders in the development of language in boys and girls of 18 to 48 months that attend the program to grow with our children "CNH". Methodology: To determine the index of TDL used the instrument of evaluation PLS4, which allowed to obtain the age of development of language that presented the children evaluated in the investigation. This investigation went of transverse descriptive character, with a universe of 120 children, in ages understood between 18 to 48 months, who are distributed in the CHN authorized by the MIES. The obtained information was tabulated by means of the program SPSS 15 free version, which allowed the use of stage of frequency and association for the best comprehension of the results. Results: We evaluated a total of 120 children aged 18 to 48 months, presenting 36 cases (30%) disorder in the development of language, with a greater incidence in males and the CNH El Valle obtained a higher percentage of children with alteration of language
Índice de perturbación de la voz en docentes, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Cuenca – 2017.
(2017) Melgar Chimbo, Walter Javier; Verdugo Maldonado, Silvana Priscila; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela; Cobos Cobos, Diego Fernando
Background: Voice is the main element of human communication and in certain professions, as in teaching, it is a working tool. Its use and abuse can have serious consequences on the health of the speech apparatus. General Objective: To determine the disturbance index of the Voice in Teachers of the School of Medical Technology and School of Nursing of the University of Cuenca in the year 2017. Methodology and Materials: A descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in 50 teachers of the Faculty of Medical Sciences of the University of Cuenca. A survey, a questionnaire for vocal disability index (VHI-30), and an acoustic record through the Anagraf program were applied, data were processed in SPSS 15.0 program, which were later represented in tables. Results: The disturbance measure with the highest percentage of alteration was Jitter, in 50%. When applying the Voice Handicap Index (VHI), it was evidenced that 98% of the teachers had mild vocal disability. According to the incidence of vocal disturbance (PI), 34% of teachers present a risk of vocal disturbance and 22% present vocal disturbance. Conclusion: 56% of the teachers whose voice was analyzed are outside the normal range, there was no statistically significant association between voice disturbance index (PI) with: age, sex, years of teaching and hours at the week that uses the voice to practice teaching.
Prevalencia de disfonías y su etiología en los pacientes del área # 3 de Rehabilitación de adultos del Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, en el periodo 2017-2018
(2019-11-07) González Llivisaca, Katherine Alexandra; Chuquiguanga Pintado, Jéssica Gabriela; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Dysphonia is a vocal disorder of multifactorial origin, including biological, anatomical, emotional and lifestyle aspects. All these, combined or in isolation with intense vocal demand contribute to the appearance of vocal pathologies and affects the qualities of it. The voice is related to the physical and emotional aspects of each individual, it is an essential work tool that allows communication and mediation with other individuals. People with vocal alterations can present difficulties at a social, professional and emotional level that interfere in their performance and impact on communication. (1)Type of study: This research is descriptive-retrospective.General Objective: To determine the prevalence of dysphonia and its etiology in the patients of Area # 3 of Rehabilitation of adults of the Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, in the period 2017-2018.Methodology: To determine the prevalence of dysphonia and its etiology in Hospital "José Carrasco Arteaga", a review of the clinical history was made in the database of those patients who presented a diagnosis of Dysphonia during the last 2 years. The data that was obtained was tabulated through the SPSS version 22 and Microsoft Excel programs, using frequency tables and percentages to better understand the results.Results:In this study, 145 patients were registered, of which 67.59% were women and 32.42% men. 42.76% among men and women were engaged in education, followed by "Others" (retirees, housewives, students and health personnel) with 40.00%. The most frequent age was recorded in “older than 61 years” with 33.79%, and among the “51 to 60 years” with 30.35%. As for the most representative etiologies, they are of an “Acquired” character (Laryngeal cancer, thyroidectomies and GERD), in women with 27.59% and in men with 15.55%, due to vocal overexertion, 13 were found. 10% in women and 8.28% in men. In attending Phonoaudiological Intervention in Area # 3 of Adult Rehabilitation it was shown that 57.93% did not go to therapy and 42.07% of patients did.Conclusion: Dysphonia is one of the most frequent reasons for consultation in professionals dedicated to teaching, followed by housewives, students, health personnel and retirees, who have a high rate of vocal pathology. This study shows a higher prevalence of dysphonia in people dedicated to teaching, which represents a significant risk of presenting benign alterations of the larynx, linked to the lack of vocal education
Prevalencia de fístulas postoperatorias en usuarios con fisura labio alveolo palatina, atendidos en el Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso, en el periodo 2016 – 2019
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-09-15) Ávila Argudo, Doménica Gabriela; Ortega Galindo, Erika Janneth; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
The fissure of lip, alveolus, and palate is a frequent congenic malformation, characterized by the lack of fusion of the musculocutaneous components of the face, with a prevalence of 1/650. The first intervention is palatoplasty; it can lead to complications such as fistulas, with a prevalence from 0 to 76% on the national level and 6% in Ecuador. It could cause consequences like nasal regurgitation, speech disorders, dysphagia, etc. Its intervention must be interdisciplinary. General objective: To determine the prevalence of post-surgery fistulas in users with fissure of lip, alveolus, and palate, assisted at the Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso (HVCM), in the period from January 2016 to December 2019. Methodology: Descriptive study, of retrospective court; done through the revision of forty medical reports of users with fissure of lip, alveolus, and palate, who show fistula, assisted from January 2016 to December 2019 at the HVCM. The information was recollecting in a form and analyzed in the programs SPSS and Excel. Results: forty medical reports obtained by fissure of lip, alveolus, and palate’s users with fistula, the most prevalent type of fistula was the IV (hard palate) with 20%. According to the CIE-10’ s classification, the most frequent fissure is Q35.0 (hard bilateral palate), with 45%; the average of surgical interventions is 2.4; the media of age is 9.7 years, and the trend is 6 years. Finally, the gender with a higher frequency corresponds to the men with 70%. Conclusion: The 94% users assisted at the HVCM did not exhibit fistula or meet the criteria of inclusion for the study, the case being that 6% of registered users obtain fistulas, the most frequent type was IV (hard palate) with a 20%.
Prevalencia de fisuras labio alveolo palatinas en recién nacidos, Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, período 2012 – 2020. Cuenca – Ecuador
(Universidad de Cuenca, 2021-11-26) Arpi Saguay, Yoseline Ximena; Pérez Montaleza, Erika Fernanda; Ortega Mosquera, Paola Gabriela
Cleft lip palate (CLP) is one of the most common craniofacial malformations globally, the prevalence is 65%, affecting 1 per 600 to 1000 live births (1). The Latin American Institute of Congenital Malformations ECLMC establishes a rate of 10.49% per 10,000 live births. In Ecuador, an incidence of 14.96 per 10,000 births is registered(2). In Vicente Corral Moscoso Hospital, (period 2010- 2015) a prevalence of 37.4% was registered(3). There is a high rate of this malformation. General objective: To determine the prevalence of cleft lip and palate in newborns, Hospital José Carrasco Arteaga, period 2012-2020, Cuenca-Ecuador. Methodology: Retrospective descriptive study in newborns with FLAP attended at the José Carrasco Arteaga Hospital, period 2012-2020. A total of 88 users who met the inclusion criteria were obtained. The research was carried out subject to ICD10, since this public health entity handles this diagnostic coding. The data obtained were extracted from clinical records and recorded in the collection form. The information was entered into SPSS STATISTICS version 25 software. Results: During the 9 years of the study (2012-2020), 88 cases of newborns with FLAP attended at this institution were recorded. Male sex predominated (58%), the most frequent cleft was hard palate and soft palate cleft (17%), the most frequent origin was Azuay (61.36%), the period with more cases registered was 2015-2017 (43.18%). Most cases were not associated with syndromes (94.31%).