Influência do nível socioeconômico no desempenho funcional de crianças com paralisia cerebral

• Autor(a) principal: Assis-madeira, Elisângela Andrade
• Data de Publicação: 2010
• Tipo de documento: Dissertação
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações do Mackenzie
• Texto Completo: http://dspace.mackenzie.br/handle/10899/22666
• topic: paralisia cerebral; nível socioeconômico; desempenho funcional; cerebral palsy; socioeconomic status; functional performance; CNPQ::CIENCIAS HUMANAS::PSICOLOGIA

The term cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of progressive chronic conditions of childhood, which affects the central nervous system in the maturation phase, causing abnormalities in the coordination of movement. Among the risk factors that increase the likelihood of deficits in motor development, is the socioeconomic status (SES) of the family. Despite evidence that the environment can interfere with child development information on the influence of socioeconomic status in the performance of functional skills and independence to carry out routine tasks of children with cerebral palsy are not well defined. The aim of this study was to investigate the influence of socioeconomic status on performance in children with cerebral palsy. This was a cross-sectional study with 49 children with cerebral palsy, aged between 3 and 8 years old, and their caregivers. The instruments used were: Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI), GMFCS (Gross Motor Function Classification System), Economic Classification of Brazil and an identification sheet with information about the child and the caregiver. The results showed that children with CP were as serious as most influential in the SES. Although these children of low SES have the skill to self-care significantly lower than that of children with high SES, the independence of that performance was similar in the two economic classes. Children with impairment varied similar performance in the skill of social function. However, the independence of the social function, children with CP moderately low SES are more dependent than children with high SES. When compared to children with high SES and low, regardless of motor impairment, it was observed that children with high SES and low skill have the mobility and independence in mobility also similar, but when it comes to self-care and social function of both the functional skill as independence, the low SES children performed significantly lower than children with high SES. The social function was the best demonstrated the differences between caregivers of children with low education and caregivers of high school. It was concluded that children with CP may be influenced by SES, especially the direct influence of the caregiver, which she can both receive adequate protection or excessive, or be exposed to risks to their development. The social risk of belonging to a family's economic status affects the most disadvantaged children with severe impairment, those with the greatest biological risk. For the families of high socioeconomic class, when it comes to children with serious, seem to be overprotective in relation to self-care, giving aid over the daily tasks. Regardless of the motor impairment of children with CP, families of high socioeconomic class, offer more opportunities to develop skills and independence in the areas of self-care and social function of families of low SES. The implementation of appropriate public policies of maternal-child care can reduce the negative impact of SES and low education in the functional performance of children with CP.