Environmental settings and families' socioeconomic status influence mobility and the use of mobility devices by children with cerebral palsy

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Valéria C. R. Cury²  Priscilla R. P. Figueiredo¹  Marisa C. Mancini¹ 

[1] ,Universidade Federal de Minas GeraisBelo Horizonte MG ,Brazil

关键词: cerebral palsy;    environment;    self-help devices;    mobility limitation;    socioeconomic factors;    paralisia cerebral;    ambiente;    equipamentos de autoajuda;    limitação da mobilidade;    fatores socioeconômicos;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2013005000003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Functional mobility of children with cerebral palsy (CP) is influenced by personal and environmental factors, serving as barriers and/or facilitators and impacting on children's strategies and functional outcome. OBJECTIVES: To describe typical mobility methods used by children with CP at home, school and community and to compare them across family's socioeconomic levels (SES). METHODS: The Functional Mobility Scale was used to assess mobility of 113 children with CP of high and low SES at home, school, and community. RESULTS: Differences in mobility methods of participants classified as Gross Motor Function Classification System levels II, III and IV were found between home and community. For levels III and IV, differences were also found between home and school. At home, participants from higher SES used wheelchairs more frequently while those from lower SES used floor mobility (crawling). CONCLUSIONS: Environmental settings and families' socioeconomic status influence mobility and use of mobility devices by children with CP.

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