Physical/functional rehabilitation in Brazil: spatiotemporal analysis of the offer in the Public Healthcare System.

The complex epidemiological profile of Brazil, the aging population and the proportion of individuals with disabilities have led to a substantial increase in the demand for rehabilitation. The spatiotemporal distribution of the offer of physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy in the Brazilian public healthcare system from 2007 to 2019 was analyzed for the five macro-regions of the country. Data from the National Register of Health Establishments and census estimates from the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics were used.

ERRATUM: "Evolution of speech therapists supply in SUS: a study about the correlation with social indicatiors in Brazil in the last decade".

[This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20202019243] [This corrects the article doi: 10.1590/2317-1782/20202019243].

Evolution of the provision of speech therapists in the Brazilian public healthcare system: study on correlations with social indictors in the last decade.

Purpose: Investigate the correlation between the provision of speech therapists in the Brazilian public healthcare system and social indicators between 2007 and 2016.

Methods: An ecological study was conducted. The units of analysis were the 27 federative units of Brazil.

Access to speech-language pathology therapy and continuity of assistance in Primary Health Care for victims of motorcycle accidents.

Purpose: To verify the access to speech-language pathology (SLP) therapy and continuity of assistance in Primary Health Care (PHC) for victims of motorcycle accidents.

Methods: A quantitative and qualitative study was conducted at a large hospital in the city of Recife, Pernanbuco state, Brazil. Among the 99 victims recruited between June and July 2014, 30 had SLP complaints as a result of the accidents.

The voice use of street artists.

Purpose: To investigate the voice use of street artists from their vocal complaints, vocal disadvantage related to their profession, the perception of the conditions and the environment in which they use their voice, in addition to the role of the voice in their profession.

Methods: Twenty-four street artists participated in this study. They all responded to two protocols: Vocal Symptoms Scale (VSS) and Vocal Disadvantage Index (VDI-10), and to two questionnaires: one with objective questions related to their working conditions and environment, and the other containing open questions regarding the meaning of the voice.