Conditions of child health stricken by cerebral palsy in Family Health Strategy

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Objective: To investigate the child's health condition with cerebral palsy accompanied in the Family Health Strategy. Method: Descriptive, exploratory and cross-sectional study, conducted with 13 children 1-12 years old. Through home visits investigating socioeconomic and health conditions, physical examination, vital signs, pneumofuncional evaluation and testing of the gross motor function classification system. Results: The majority of children a family income of up to 2 minimum wages, are benefited by the National Institute of Social Security, use the services of the National Health System also submitted respiratory function unchanged, growth putting structural suitable for age, prevalence of quadriparesia spastic, use of anticonvulsant medication, respiratory problems last year as influenza and pneumonia. Conclusion: It was observed that the higher the motor impairment developed more comorbidities. Children with cerebral palsy accompanied by the Family Health Program in Teresina, PI, are in proper health.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Condições de saúde da criança acometida por paralisia cerebral na Estratégia Saúde da Família ; Condiciones de salud infantil golpeados por parálisis cerebral en Familia Estrategia de Salud
• ISSN: 2175-5361
• Extent: Seite(n): 22-33
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 6(supl.)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Soziologie, Anthropologie ; Medizinsoziologie ; Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit ; Kind ; Gesundheit ; Behinderung ; Krankheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Xavier, Christiane Lopes ; Brito, José Nazareno Pearce de Oliveira ; Moura, Maria Eliete Batista ; Abreu, Benedita Andrade Leal de ; Brito, Elyrose de Sousa
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.22-33
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54404-8
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST