The Family Environment Assessment: Study of the Use of the EC-HOME in a Brazilian Sample

Dias, Natália Martins; Mecca, Tatiana Pontrelli; Pontes, Juliana Martins; Bueno, Josenilda Oliveira dos Santos; Martins, Gabriela Lamarca Luxo; Seabra, Alessandra Gotuzo

doi:10.9788/tp2017.4-19

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“…When comparing the home environment score with that of other countries, the present research's environment scores were lower than those found in a Korean study for almost all EC-HOME subscales [10]. Moreover, the home environment scores analyzed in a Brazilian study were lower than those in this study in almost all EC-HOME aspects [11]. This point shows that the difference in context, culture and parenting in each country affects the home environment scores and child development.…”

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Selected factors related to behavior control by executive function in Thai preschool children with epilepsy

Panjatharakul

Phuphaibul

Wongvatunyu

et al. 2021

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PurposeThis descriptive correlational study describes behavior control by executive function (EF) and explores the relationship among age at seizure onset, duration of epilepsy, seizure frequency, number of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), family income, the caregiver's education, home environment and behavior control by EF in preschool children with epilepsy.Design/methodology/approachThe purposive sample was 69 caregivers of preschool children with epilepsy. Data were collected in two medical centers in Bangkok from June 2019 to February 2020. The research instruments constituted: (1) a sociodemographic and medical information form for children with epilepsy and the caregiver; (2) early childhood-home observation for the measurement of the environment (EC-HOME) inventory and (3) the behavior rating inventory of executive function-preschool version® (BRIEF-P). The data were analyzed using Pearson's product-moment correlation and Spearman's Rho correlation.FindingsMost of the participants had quite high scores on home environment (mean = 44.35) and mildly elevated levels of EF deficit (mean = 61.04). The duration of epilepsy and the number of AEDs were positively correlated with behavior control by EF. Family income was negatively associated with behavior control by EF. However, age at seizure onset, seizure frequency, the caregiver's education and home environment had no association with behavior control by EF.Originality/valuePreschool children with epilepsy have poor behavioral control by EF. Consequently, healthcare providers should promote interventions in children to control seizures and to decrease the factors that impact the development of EF.

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Selected factors related to behavior control by executive function in Thai preschool children with epilepsy

Panjatharakul

Phuphaibul

Wongvatunyu

et al. 2021

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“…Of note, although previous international groups from different countries, including Brazil, used the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment - HOME Inventory, the instrument has not been subject to an analysis of measurement equivalence/invariance cross-culturally [ 55 ]. However, we noteworthy that the HOME Inventory has been used worldwide to evaluate the home environment in both international [ 54 ] and transcultural studies [ 55 ], presenting psychometric characteristics that were investigated in Brazilian preschoolers sample [ 56 ].…”

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“…For the elaboration of the multicriteria index of physical environmental opportunities, we used two items of the subscale III of the referred instrument, which assesses, among others, the presence of a yard and the internal physical environment of the house considering 30m 2 per inhabitant. The HOME Inventory has been used worldwide to evaluate the home environment in both international [ 54 ] and transcultural studies [ 55 ], presenting psychometric characteristics investigated in Brazilian preschoolers sample- analysis of internal consistency satisfactory for the total scale (Cronbach’s Alpha = .84 for the 55 items) [ 56 ].…”

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Physical environmental opportunities for active play and physical activity level in preschoolers: a multicriteria analysis

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Background Active play opportunities seems to influence the level of physical activity during childhood. However, a gap remains about which environmental opportunities including the daycare physical environment could have a positive impact on the level of physical activity in preschoolers. Objectives (1) To develop an index to measure the environmental opportunities of free active play for preschoolers of middle-income countries; (2) to check the relationship and contribution of the index to explain objectively the level of physical activity. Methods A quantitative, cross-sectional, exploratory study with 51 preschool children. The established criteria for the index according to the literature were: (1) Outdoor time on typical days of the week. (2) Outdoor time on a typical weekend day. (3) The presence of internal space and external environment in the child’s home that allows playing. (4) Presence of patio with space for games at the school. (5) Presence of a playground with a toy at the school. We applied multi-attribute utility theory for the determination of the multicriteria index of physical environmental opportunities. Pearson’s correlation analysis and simple linear regression were used to verify the association between the index and the physical activity level. Results The index showed a positive correlation with the level of physical activity, e.g., the average time of MVPA (r = 0.408, p = 0.003). The univariate linear regression demonstrated that the quality of physical environmental opportunities for physical activity explained 20% of the preschooler’s classification as active and 16% of the time in moderate to vigorous physical activity (p < 0.001). Conclusion Physical environmental opportunities for active play have a positive effect on physical activity in preschoolers and should be encouraged in different social segments.

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“…The sum of the raw scores of the subscales was used for analyses. The HOME Inventory has been used worldwide to evaluate the home environment in both international [ 38 ] and transcultural studies [ 39 ], presenting psychometric characteristics investigated in Brazilian preschoolers (Cronbach’s Alpha = .84 for the 55 items) [ 40 ].…”

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Is body fat mass associated with worse gross motor skills in preschoolers? An exploratory study

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We compared the motor competence between overweight/obese and eutrophic preschoolers with similar physical activity levels, age, socioeconomic status, maternal education, quality of the home environment and quality of the school environment. We also investigated to what extent excess body fat mass explains gross motor skills in preschoolers. A cross-sectional quantitative and exploratory study was conducted with 48 preschoolers assigned into eutrophic and overweight/obese groups. Overweight/obese preschoolers had worse Locomotor subtest standard scores than the eutrophic ones (p = 0.01), but similar Object Control subtest and Gross Motor Quotient scores (p > 0.05). Excess body fat mass explained 12% of the low Locomotor subtest standard scores in preschoolers (R2 = 0.12; p = 0.007). Excess body fat mass was associated with worse locomotor skills when the model was adjusted for physical activity levels, age, socioeconomic status, maternal education, quality of the home environment and quality of the school environment. Thus, excess body fat mass partly explains lower locomotor skills in preschoolers.

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The Family Environment Assessment: Study of the Use of the EC-HOME in a Brazilian Sample

Cited by 6 publications

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Selected factors related to behavior control by executive function in Thai preschool children with epilepsy

Selected factors related to behavior control by executive function in Thai preschool children with epilepsy

Physical environmental opportunities for active play and physical activity level in preschoolers: a multicriteria analysis

Is body fat mass associated with worse gross motor skills in preschoolers? An exploratory study

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