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Previous issue date: 2010-03-10 / Down syndrome (DS) is caused by a genetic malfunction occurring from
the moment of conception, or immediately thereafter, which causes a delay in
the development of the motor and mental functions (SCHWARTZMAN, 1999).
According to Dalla Déa, Baldin, Dalla Déa (2009), there are some
characteristics in common among people with DS. However, not all of such
characteristics are present in all of the people. Some show few characteristics
whereas others may show a larger number of them. Among the physical
characteristics, we can highlight the epicanthic wrinkle and obliquely placed
eyes, small ears with low implant, small nose, hypotonic tongue, small mouth
and teeth, fine and straight hair, transversal palm wrinkle, distance among the
toes and deep hollow in the sole of the feet.
In Brazil, according to the results of the 2000 IBGE (Instituto Brasileiro de
Geografia e Estatística) Census, there are 8.000 new cases of children with the
syndrome every year in Brazil, that is, around 300 thousand people have
acquired Down syndrome (MOELLER, 2006).
The objective of this dissertation is to study the influence of a gymnastics
program on the motor development, growth and body mass index (BMI) in
children with DS.
The study is regarded as experimental, of the before and after type (GIL,
2009). Seven children with DS aged 3 to 7, who took part regularly in the APAE
activities were included. The research has been approved in the Committee for
Ethics in Research with Human Beings of the PRPPG of the UFG (no
082/2008). The intervention was conducted from August to December, 2008.
In order to evaluate motor development Francisco Rosa Netos s (2002)
Scale of Motor Development (SMD) was used, and in order to determine BMI
Key s (1973) equation and WHO values (2007) were used. BMI was evaluated also taking into consideration the parameters for children with Down syndrome
(ZAN MUSTACCI, 2002).
For the statistical treatment, the average and standard deviation of all
quantitative data obtained before and after the intervention have been
calculated. The Wilson test was employed to compare the moments, and
significance level reached 5%. All procedures were conducted in the computer
pack SPSS, 10.0.
The seven children with DS had average body weight of 13,6 ± 2,66
before the intervention and 14,3 ± 2,44 kg after the intervention. The BMI found
was 16,25 ± 0,99 kg/m² before the program and 16,2 ± 1,08 kg/m² at the end of
the program.
The gymnastics did not produce statistically significant alterations in the
anthropometric variables. Nevertheless, in connection with motor abilities, this
practice has contributed significantly approximating the children to the reference
values established for their respective ages. / O objetivo deste estudo é avaliar a influência de um programa de
Ginástica sobre o desenvolvimento motor, crescimento e o índice de massa
corporal (IMC) de crianças com SD. O estudo de caráter experimental durou 12
semanas e contou com sete crianças (6 meninos e 1 menina) com Síndrome de
Down com idades entre 3 e 5 anos.
As crianças foram avaliadas antes e após a intervenção profissional nas
variáveis de desenvolvimento motor, de peso, estatura e IMC. As sete crianças
com SD tinham peso corporal médio de 13,6 ± 2,66 kg antes da intervenção e
de 14,3 ± 2,44 kg. após a intervenção. A média da estatura foi de 93,3 ±6,38 cm
antes e de 93,8± 6,34 cm após a intervenção. O IMC encontrado foi de 16,25 ±
0,99 kg/m² antes do programa e de 16,2 ± 1,08 kg/m² ao final do programa.
O programa de Ginástica não promoveu alterações estatisticamente
significantes nas variáveis antropométricas, todavia em relação às habilidades
motoras esta prática corporal contribuiu significativamente aproximando as
crianças aos valores de referência estabelecidos para as respectivas idades
das mesmas.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IBICT/oai:repositorio.bc.ufg.br:tde/1712 |
| Date | 10 March 2010 |
| Creators | SOUZA, Samanta Garcia de |
| Contributors | SILVA, Maria Sebastiana, VIEIRA, Marcus Fraga |
| Publisher | Universidade Federal de Goiás, Mestrado em Ciências da Saúde, UFG, BR, Ciências da Saúde - Medicina |
| Source Sets | IBICT Brazilian ETDs |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion, info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFG, instname:Universidade Federal de Goiás, instacron:UFG |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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