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

Abstract: 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 Teresin

Object Details

• Alternative title: Condições de saúde da criança acometida por paralisia cerebral na Estratégia Saúde da Família
• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Veröffentlichungsversion ; begutachtet (peer reviewed) ; In: Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online ; 6 (2014) supl. ; 22-33

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Mannheim
• (when): 2014

Further information

• DOI: 10.9789/2175-5361.2014.v6i5.22-33
• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54404-8
• Rights: Open Access; Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 25.03.2025, 1:46 PM CET