Functional performance according to gestational age and birth weight of preschool children born premature or with low weight

OBJETIVO: Avaliar o desempenho funcional de crianças em idade pré-escolar nascidas com diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso, acompanhados em serviço de follow-up. MATERIAL E MÉTODOS: Estudo transversal, que utilizou o instrumento Inventário de Avaliação Pediátrica de Incapacidade - PEDI, uma entrevista estruturada para cuidadores de crianças que avalia as habilidades funcionais e o nível de independência nas áreas de autocuidado, mobilidade e função social. O teste foi realizado com 98 participantes divididos em três grupos, em um momento de acordo com o grau de prematuridade e em outro de acordo com o peso ao nascer. Utilizou-se o teste qui-quadrado e a análise de variância para verificar a associação e diferença entre os grupos com diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer e o PEDI. Em todas as análises considerou-se o nível de significância de α = 0,05. RESULTADOS: Houve atraso nas habilidades funcionais de autocuidado (HFAC), de mobilidade (HFM), e de função social (HFFS) de 10,2%, 12,2% e 14,3%, respectivamente, e no nível de assistência recebida do cuidador de 11,2% em autocuidado (ACAC), 19,4% em mobilidade (ACM) e 15,3% em função social (ACFS). Não foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os grupos de diferentes graus de prematuridade e baixo peso ao nascer em relação a nenhum dos domínios do PEDI. CONSIDERAÇÕES FINAIS: Crianças prematuras e com baixo peso ao nascer apresentaram alterações na idade pré-escolar do desempenho funcional nas áreas autocuidado, mobilidade e função social que não variaram em magnitude entre os diferentes graus de prematuridade e peso ao nascimento.OBJECTIVE: Evaluate the functional performance of preschool children born with different degrees of prematurity and low birth weight who are follow in a care specialized service. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, which used the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory- PEDI, an interview structured for caregivers that assesses children's functional abilities and independence level, in the areas of self-care, mobility and social function. The test was achieved with 98 participants divided into three groups according to the degree of prematurity and according to birth weight. It was used the chi-square test and the variance analys is to verify the association and the difference between groups according the degrees of prematurity (three) or birth weight (three) and the PEDI. In all analysis it was considered the significant level of α = 0,05. RESULTS: There was found a delay of 10,2%, 12,2% and 14,3% in the functional abilities in the areas of self-care, mobility and social function, respectively, and of 11,2%, 19,4% and 15,3% in the assistance level received from the caregivers (independence), in the same areas. It was not found statistically significant differences or associations between groups of different degrees of prematurity or birth weight and the PEDI performance. CONCLUSION: Premature and low birth weight children demonstrated high rates of delay in functional performance at preschool age that did not vary in magnitude among different degrees of prematurity and low birth weight, suggesting that exist others factors contributing to the development outcome at this age

PACING OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME AND SKILL OF CHILDREN WITH POTENTIAL CHANGES IN FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Introduction: the multifactorial nature of motor development is reinforced by the combination of biological and environmental risk factors, which intensify the chances of impaired motor development. Objectives: to verify the relationship between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. Methods: transversal study conducted with 112 patients aged 18-42 months from follow-up services. Motor stimulus opportunities were evaluated by the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD-SR) and Functional mobility skills by the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI). Student t test and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out. Results: predominance of good performance of functional mobility skills and “average level” of environmental stimulus opportunities were observed. There was no significant association between HFM-PEDI and AHEMD-SR. The results showed significant association only between HFM-PEDI and presence of health problems (p = 0.004). Children with health problems had lower mean PEDI normative score. Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant result for health problems in the interaction among environment, control variables and HFM-PEDI (p = 0.003). Conclusion: there was no association between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. On the other hand, children with some health problem showed lower performance in functional mobility skills

PACING OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME AND SKILL OF CHILDREN WITH POTENTIAL CHANGES IN FUNCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Introduction: the multifactorial nature of motor development is reinforced by the combination of biological and environmental risk factors, which intensify the chances of impaired motor development. Objectives: to verify the relationship between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. Methods: transversal study conducted with 112 patients aged 18-42 months from follow-up services. Motor stimulus opportunities were evaluated by the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development (AHEMD-SR) and Functional mobility skills by the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI). Student t test and multiple linear regression analysis were carried out. Results: predominance of good performance of functional mobility skills and “average level” of environmental stimulus opportunities were observed. There was no significant association between HFM-PEDI and AHEMD-SR. The results showed significant association only between HFM-PEDI and presence of health problems (p = 0.004). Children with health problems had lower mean PEDI normative score. Multiple linear regression analysis showed significant result for health problems in the interaction among environment, control variables and HFM-PEDI (p = 0.003). Conclusion: there was no association between functional mobility skills of children with risk factors and motor stimulus opportunities in their home environment. On the other hand, children with some health problem showed lower performance in functional mobility skills