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- Title
Inspection of infant motor development: importance of the insertion of a physical therapist in childcare.
- Authors
Pinheiro-Rubim, Karine Diehl; Kemel Zanella, Ângela; dos Santos Chiquetti, Eloá Maria
- Abstract
Introduction: The Childcare Program aims at the health promotion, prevention and early diagnosis of diseases and recovery from diseases in childhood through programmed monitoring of the child's growth and development. A physical therapist can contribute to the early identification of neuropsychomotor developmental disorders. Objective: To characterize the motor development (DM) of infants during childcare consultations and to discuss the importance of a professional physical therapist in primary health care teams. Methods: The sample comprised 91 infants aged 0-6 months attended in childcare consultations. Infants with musculoskeletal disorders, neuropathology, and those who cried bitterly, thereby preventing the evaluation were excluded. DM was evaluated using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale. Results: Of the infants aged 0-3 months, 11.76% had atypical DM, 23.62% were at risk for motor delay, and 64.07% had typical DM. Among the infants aged 4-6 months (25.3%), less than half of the children (39.13%) had typical DM. Among the infants aged 4-6 months who did not have typical DM, 40% belonged to the group of premature infants. Conclusion: As the child grows, the motor experiences should be more challenging for DM to constantly evolve. The insertion of a physical therapist in childcare, together with the Family Health Strategy team, can expand care and guarantee the assessment, monitoring, and promotion of early stimulation of childhood DM, in addition to the recognition of its importance in primary care.
- Subjects
BRAZIL; OCCUPATIONAL roles; HUMAN growth; CHILD care; INFANT development; SCIENTIFIC observation; CROSS-sectional method; RESEARCH methodology; MOTOR neuron diseases; QUANTITATIVE research; PRIMARY health care; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DATA analysis software; MOTOR ability
- Publication
Fisioterapia em Movimento, 2021, Vol 34, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0103-5150
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1590/fm.2021.34114