Problemas de coordenação motora e de atenção em crianças em idade escolar

• Autor(a) principal: Franca, Annyelle Santos
• Data de Publicação: 2017
• Outros Autores: Cardoso, Ana Amélia, Araújo, Clarice Ribeiro Soares
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Terapia Ocupacional da Universidade de São Paulo
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistas.usp.br/rto/article/view/121303
• topic: Motor skills disorders; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder with hyperactivity; Prevalence; Social class; Child.; Transtornos das habilidades motoras; Transtorno do déficit de atenção com hiperatividade; Prevalência; Classe social; Criança.

Objectives: To investigate the prevalence of motor coordination difficulties in school-aged children with 7 and 8 years old in municipal schools of João Pessoa/PB; to check whether there is an association between the motor difficulties with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and socioeconomic status. Method: 535 children were evaluated with the Developmental Coordination Disorder Questionnaire (DCDQ-Brazil), the Questionnaire Economic Classification Brazil and the Swanson, Nolan and Pelham Scale IV - SNAP-IV. Descriptive statistics characterized the sample and chi-square test assessed the association between variables. Results: According to parents’ responses to DCDQ-Brazil, 253 children (47.2%) have difficulties in motor coordination. It was observed association of the motor difficulties with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and socioeconomic status. Conclusions: The results show high prevalence of motor coordination problems in children aged 7 and 8, and association of the difficulties of coordination with attention deficits and hyperactivity and socioeconomic status.