Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:13:41Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 RosangelaLMVpdf.pdf: 6510729 bytes, checksum: 435b94e7e33b4eb16da0dd5749f0716b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-09-29 / Coordena??o de Aperfei?oamento de Pessoal de N?vel Superior / Contextualization: Several studies have examined the mobility of this group of children, however little is known about the impact of motor function in activities of daily living, considering the seriousness of their neuromotor damage. Objective: Identify the functional differences of children with Cerebral Palsy with different levels of motor dysfunction and correlate these differences with the areas of mobility, self-care and social function in functional ability and caregiver?s assistance of these children. Methods: An l analytical cross-section search was developed, which were part 70 children / families aged from 4 to 7.5 years, in the Rehabilitation Center for Children. As tools were used the Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI) and the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Data analysis was performed by ANOVA and Pearson's correlation tests. Results: The results show the functional variability of children CP in different severity levels of motor disfunction This variation was observed in the areas of mobility, self-care and social function. The results also showed a strong correlation between the domains mobility and self-care, mobility and social function. Conclusions: The variability shown by the children with CP, suggests the use of PEDI and GMFCS as this association appears to increase the understanding of how the gross motor functions are related to activities of daily living, describing the best commitments and their degree of impact on functional activities. This correlation demonstrates how mobility is crucial to evaluate the performance and guide the therapeutic practice, to develop the children?s potencial, and guide the caregiver in stimulation / Contextualiza??o: Diversos estudos t?m avaliado a fun??o motora de crian?as com Paralisia Cerebral (PC), entretanto pouco se sabe sobre as inter-rela??es entre comprometimentos da mobilidade, autocuidado e fun??o social, relacionadas ?s habilidades funcionais da crian?a e ? assist?ncia do cuidador. Objetivo: identificar diferen?as funcionais de crian?as com PC, em diferentes n?veis de disfun??o motora, e correlacion?-las com os dom?nios mobilidade, autocuidado e fun??o social, na habilidade funcional e assist?ncia do cuidador. M?todo: Realizou-se uma pesquisa anal?tica de corte transversal, com 70 crian?as/fam?lias, idade de 4 a 7,5 anos, atendidas no Centro de Reabilita??o Infantil, por meio do Pediatric Evaluation Disability Inventory (PEDI) e do Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). A an?lise dos dados foi realizada atrav?s da ANOVA e teste de correla??o de Pearson. Resultados: Os resultados indicaram importante variabilidade funcional das crian?as com PC, em diferentes n?veis de severidade da disfun??o motora. Esta varia??o foi observada nos dom?nios mobilidade, auto-cuidado e fun??o social. Os resultados apresentaram tamb?m forte correla??o entre os dom?nios mobilidade e auto-cuidado e mobilidade e fun??o social. Conclus?o: Diante da variabilidade apresentada pelas crian?as, percebe-se a necessidade de aplica??o do PEDI e GMFCS, o que parece aumentar o entendimento sobre a rela??o entre fun??es motoras grossas e atividades da vida di?ria. Esta correla??o demonstra o quanto a mobilidade ? determinante para avaliar o desempenho funcional e orientar a pr?tica terap?utica, no sentido de desenvolver as potencialidades das crian?as, bem como orientar o cuidador na estimula??o