Objetivo: Comparar a qualidade de vida, a percepção da saúde e renda entre famílias com e sem risco socioeconômico durante a pandemia da COVID-19. Métodos: Participaram deste estudo transversal 41 mães de lactentes nascidos a termo saudáveis (≥ 37 semanas), as quais foram subdivididas em dois grupos: 1) de risco socioeconômico (G-R); e 2) sem risco socioeconômico (G-SR). A qualidade de vida foi mensurada por meio do instrumento World Health Organization Quality of Life-Bref (WHOQOL-Bref). A percepção da saúde e renda mensal foi mensurada por meio de um questionário elaborado pelos autores. Resultados: Foi encontrada diferença significativa entre os grupos G-R e G-SR para o domínio meio ambiente (p= 0,001) no WHOQOL-Bref. A percepção sobre a saúde durante a pandemia da COVID-19 de mães do G-R foi entre boa (52,6%) e regular (36,8%) enquanto a maioria das mães no G-SR avaliou a saúde como boa (81,8%). Das famílias sem risco socioeconômico, 59% precisaram recorrer ao auxílio do governo enquanto que a maioria das famílias de baixo NSE (89,5%) foi beneficiada com o auxílio emergencial do governo. Conclusões: Famílias de baixo nível socioeconômico apresentaram pior qualidade de vida no que diz respeito ao domínio meio ambiente, pior percepção sobre a saúde, e renda familiar diminuída quando comparadas com famílias sem risco socioeconômico.
The authors analyze the influence of different sitting positions (ring and flexion) on the reaching performance (spatiotemporal variables) of full-term infants 6 and 7 months old. In addition, they correlated level of trunk control, measured by the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control, with performance during reaching. The different sitting positions only influenced the reaching movements of 6-month-old infants, who showed the best performance in the ring position. However, this influence was observed only for the trunk displacement, deceleration time, movement units, straightness index and mean velocity. In contrast, there was no influence of positions on 7-month-old infants' reaching performance. Regarding the correlations, it was observed that infants with more level of trunk control showed a better performance when reaching, regardless of position and the age assessed.
BACKGROUND:Low socioeconomic status (low-SES) is an important environmental risk factor for developmental delay in infants. Access to affordable early intervention strategies may be limited for this population.As it is a low cost and easily reproducible intervention, reaching training using sticky mittens as a facilitator can be easily conducted by parents at home or in clinics, improving manual ability and exploration, and thus helping to avoid possible motor delays in infants from low-SES families.
AIM:To investigate the effects of reaching training using sticky mittens on manual reach and gross motor development of a 3 month-old full-term infant with low-SES.
METHOD:The training using sticky mittens occurred on 5 consecutive days, for 20 minutes per day.A total of 6 assessments were performed to measure: the number of reaches, proximal and distal adjustments (Kinovea), gross motor development (AIMS), and quality/quantity of affordances at home (AHEMD-IS).
RESULTS:After the training protocol, improved reaching ability was observed, with an increase in the number of reaches and bimanual adjustments, with hands open and verticalized. No improvements in other gross motor skills were observed.
CONCLUSION:Reaching training using sticky mittens seems to be a potential and affordable early intervention strategy for infants from low-SES families at risk for motor delay.
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