ERIC Number: EJ1406006
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0300-4430
EISSN: EISSN-1476-8275
Profile of Functioning of Brazilian Children with Congenital Zika Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study Applying the Common Brief ICF Core Set for Cerebral Palsy
Gabriela Lopes Gama; Janiele Sales Tavares; Ana Stela Salvino de Brito; Thamyris de Sales Regis; Hannah Cavalcante Guedes Pinheiro; Mariana Balbino da Silva; Jousilene Sales Tavares; Adriana Melo
Early Child Development and Care, v193 n15-16 p1607-1619 2023
To use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) to investigate whether children with congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) show changes in their functioning and disability profile after nine months. This study included children with CZS recruited from a support centre for children with microcephaly in Brazil. The children's functional abilities and limitations were classified using ICF Core Set for children with cerebral palsy. Each ICF category was quantified in two moments with a mean interval of nine months. The study included 81 children (mean age = 38.4 ± 3.3mo). Most children showed changes between assessments. Categories that presented improvements were in body functions (five categories), environmental factors (two categories), and activity and participation (one category) sections. Most children with CZS evaluated improved their functioning and disability profile over time, mainly in body functions. These changes can be related to the course of the disease or to the health programmes that children had access.
Descriptors: Diseases, Disabilities, Foreign Countries, Classification, Cerebral Palsy, Preschool Children, Child Development, Motor Reactions, Psychomotor Skills, Toddlers, Profiles, Access to Health Care
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Brazil
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