Perfil neuromotor de crianças com paralisia cerebral e a qualidade de vida dos cuidadores

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros , Cibele Macêdo Araújo de
• Data de Publicação: 2020
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório do Centro Universitário Braz Cubas
• Texto Completo: https://repositorio.cruzeirodosul.edu.br/handle/123456789/1538
• topic: Paralisia cerebral; Qualidade de vida; Cuidadores; Desenvolvimento infantil; CNPQ::CIENCIAS DA SAUDE::FISIOTERAPIA E TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL

This study aimed to describe the neuromotor profile of children with cerebral palsy and correlate with the quality of life of caregivers. This is exploratory research of a transversal nature with a quantitative approach to the data. Data collection was carried out at the physiotherapy school clinic of a private institution and in a reference center for the disabled in João Pessoa-PB. The collection period took place in March 2020. The sample consisted of 18 individuals, divided into 9 children and 9 caregivers. For data collection, a sociodemographic questionnaire was used, on the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) scale to classify the child's level of functionality and for caregivers the instrument for assessing quality of life-WHOQOL-BREF. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and presented in tables. For inferential statistics, the non-parametric Man-Whitney test was performed to detect the variables that influenced the mean scores of the WHOQOL-BREF domains. The Spearman Correlation Test was performed to detect possible correlations between the GMFCS scale and the WHOQOL-BREF domains. In the results, a positive correlation was observed between the Social domain and the GMFCS scale, but without statistical significance with p-value <0.05. Through the questionnaire, the child with the worst level interferes with the caregiver's QOL. For quality of life, the environment domain had the worst level, on the other hand, the best level was the psychological domain. The variables Marital status, Education and Age influenced the average scores in the Psychological, Social and Environment domains. The study has the benefit of providing data that will provide a theoretical basis for adjacent research and will also assist in the establishment of interventions. The small sample of the study is considered a limitation. It is suggested to expand the sample for better results.