Functional Aspect in Children with Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired

• Autor(a) principal: Andreatta, Larissa Bertolini
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Saúde e Pesquisa (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.unicesumar.edu.br/index.php/saudpesq/article/view/856
• topic: Autocuidado; PEDI; Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida; Self-care; Immunodeficiency Syndrome Acquired.

This study aimed to evaluate the functional aspect of children suffering from Syndrome Immune Deficiency Acquired (SIDA) in order to quantify their independence level and the aid amount provided by the caregiver. In interview forms with parents or guardians and at different times, there were assessed eight children of both sexes, aged between 2.4 and 7.4 years and with no neurological or orthopedic disorders, only their syndrome. To evaluate the children it was used PEDI (Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory), a North American quantitative way of documenting the child's functional capacity and independence in performing functions in the areas of self-care, mobility and social function. The collection of the data was performed in the Support Association for People with SIDA "Hope of the Lord”, then the scores were calculated continuous and normative from the raw scores, and later the result was processed through the student t test, which PEDI compared through the two stages of assessment as to continuous score and normative score. After collecting the data there was significant difference between the two evaluations in one variable: the child's self-care. These results provide information to support assessment and intervention strategies, providing these patients a better quality of life. It was concluded that SIDA affects the development of functional activities.