Influência do ambiente sobre a funcionalidade de crianças

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the functional profile of riverside children to correlate the influence of the environment on the performance of their activities related to self-care, mobility, and social function. Methods: A descriptive and cross-sectional study conducted in the municipality of Cachoeira do Arari, Para, Caracara community, in May 2017, with 50 children, aged from 5 years to 7 years and 6 months, and their respective caregivers. A child identification questionnaire was applied as an inclusion criterion and the selected participants were assessed through the Pediatric Disability Assessment Inventory (PEDI) and the sociodemographic interview (ABEP). The data were submitted to the Shapiro-Wilk adherence test and then to the chi-square and Pearson correlation tests, with a significance level of 5%. Results: The children showed adequate functional performance for the following areas: Functional skills in self-care (HFAC) (70%, p <0.001); Functional mobility skills (HFM) (72%, p <0.001); Functional skills in social function (HFFS) (94%, p <0.001); Caregiver assistance in self-care (ACAC) (94%, p <0.001); and Caregiver assistance in social function (ACFS) (66%, p <0.001), except for Mobile caregiver assistance (ACM). A moderately positive correlation was found between the areas: HFFS and HFAC (r = 0.618, p <0.001), ACAC and HFAC (r = 0.641, p <0.001), ACM and HFM (r = 0.673, p <0.001), ACFS and HFAC (r = 0.581, p <0.001), and ACFS and HFFS (0.647, p <0.001). Conclusion: It was observed that riverside children have a functional profile appropriate to the age group and that the environment did not negatively influence their activities related to self-care, mobility, and social function.