Factors associated with speech-language disorders in motorcycle accident victims

To investigate factors associated with speech-language disorders in victims of motorcycle accidents. This is a cross-sectional study. Victims of motorcycle accidents studied were treated at Hospital da Restauração between June and July 2014. The data were collected by consulting the records and dire...

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Published in:CoDAS (São Paulo) 2016-11, Vol.28 (6), p.745-752
Main Authors: Silva, Maria Gabriella Pacheco da, Silva, Vanessa de Lima, Vilela, Mirella Rodrigues Bezerra, Gomes, Adriana de Oliveira Camargo, Falcão, Ilka Veras, Cabral, Ana Karina Pessoa da Silva, Lima, Maria Luiza Lopes Timóteo de
Format: Article
Language:por ; eng
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adult
Aged
Brazil
Cohort Studies
Craniocerebral Trauma - complications
Cross-Sectional Studies
Facial Injuries - complications
Female
Humans
Language Disorders - etiology
Male
Middle Aged
Motorcycles
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Wounds and Injuries - classification
Wounds and Injuries - complications
Young Adult
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Summary:To investigate factors associated with speech-language disorders in victims of motorcycle accidents. This is a cross-sectional study. Victims of motorcycle accidents studied were treated at Hospital da Restauração between June and July 2014. The data were collected by consulting the records and direct interviews with these, at admission and after discharge. For analysis were raised single frequencies, average and chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The margin of error used in the statistical tests was 5%, and the intervals were obtained with 95% reliability. 99 individuals were studied, 90.9% male, the mean age of 32.7 years. It found a high percentage of 42.3% of drunk drivers and 51.5% were not enabled. The Head Injuries were present in 30.3% of cases. The most affected body area were the lower limbs (71.7%), followed by the head and face region (56.6%). It was also found that 30.3% had complaints of speech pathology after hospital discharge and a statistically significant association between speech therapy complaint and not enabled (p=0.012) and collisions between bikes (p=0.004). There was a high percentage of lesions in the head and face resulting from accidents, associated mainly not eligible to drive bike and collisions between motorcycles, suggesting that these factors can aggravate injuries speech therapy.
ISSN:2317-1782
DOI:10.1590/2317-1782/20162015178