ANÁLISE DO AUTOCUIDADO ANTES E APÓS APLICAÇÃO DO INVENTÁRIO PORTAGE EM UMA CRIANÇA COM SÍNDROME DE DOWN

Abstract

The study evaluated the development in relation to the self-care of a child with Down Syndrome,
aged two years and seven months, attended at one Specialized Rehabilitation Center using the
Operational Portage Inventory. After the evaluation, the subject was followed up for three
months, and after the intervention, performed by the health professional, a second evaluation
was performed. It was analyzed that the child who before the intervention performed only three
of the twelve activities for the age of one to two years and four of twenty-seven activities for the
age of two to three years, presented improvements with the physiotherapy, being significant for
the range of one to two years, since he was able to carry out the twelve proposed activities; and
not performing significantly for the age group of two to three years. After analyzing the activities
that the child was able to perform, a proposal was made for intervention in the physiotherapy
area for the activities that the child could not perform. This concludes that there are few studies
found in the literature regarding down syndrome and self-care. And physiotherapy and other health area are based on the acquisition of activities of daily living in children with SD to
provide these children with greater independence during day to day activities.

Received on: 18/12/2019

Reformuleted on: 20/12/10

Accepted: 20/12/10