The processes and outcomes related to 'family-centred care' in neuromotor and functional rehabilitation contexts for children with cerebral palsy: A scoping review.

Objective: The aim of this study is to identify the main processes and outcomes related to family-centred care (FCC) in neuromotor and functional rehabilitation of preschool children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Background: FCC is considered a reference for best practices in child rehabilitation. CP is the most common cause of physical disability in childhood with repercussions on functionality.

Home participation and personal and environmental factors in children and adolescents with Down syndrome.

Aim: To describe current home participation (frequency, involvement) and caregiver's desire for change in home participation of children and adolescents with Down syndrome, as well as home environmental factors, and to explore the associations of personal and environmental factors with current participation and caregiver's desire for change.

Method: Eighty-two caregivers (mean age = 45 years 10 months) of children and adolescents with Down syndrome (mean age = 10 years 7 months) were surveyed about the child's home participation and environmental factors using the Participation and Environment Measure-Children and Youth. Furthermore, children's personal and environmental factors were collected.

Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Reliability of the Toddler Sensory Profile 2 for Brazilian Children Aged 7 to 35 Months.

Aim: To organize a cross-cultural adaptation study and analyze the reproducibility and test-retest reliability of a Brazilian version of the Toddler Sensory Profile 2 (TSP2Br) for children aged 7-35 months.

Methods: The English language version of the profile was translated and culturally adapted into Brazilian Portuguese, administered to 168 caregivers of toddlers aged 7-35 months, and then re-administered to a portion of the sample (39 caregivers; 23%) for 7-14 days for test-retest reliability. The internal consistency and test-retest reliability was analyzed using the Cronbach's alpha and kappa coefficient, respectively.

Association between participation at home and functional skills in children and adolescents with Down syndrome: A cross-sectional study.

Background: According to a biopsychosocial approach to health and disability, participation at home and functional skills are important components of the functioning. Therefore, knowledge about interactions between these components allows for targeting specific interventions.

Objective: This study investigated whether participation opportunities (frequency and involvement) for children/adolescents with Down syndrome (DS) in a realistic environment at their own home are associated with the functional skills related to the domains of Daily Activities, Mobility, Social/Cognitive and Responsibility.

The use of virtual reality in the stimulation of manual function in children with cerebral palsy: a systematic review.

Objective: To identify in national and international literature the use of virtual reality to develop manual skills of children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: This is a systematic review carried out in the PubMed database, Portal de Periódicos da Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES), and the Online System for Search and Analysis of Medical Literature (Ovid Medline) using the keywords "cerebral palsy", "virtual reality", "occupational therapy", "child", "daily activities/activities of daily living", in English and in Portuguese. The selected articles had their methodological quality evaluated through the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro scale).

Cultural adaptation and reliability assessment of the Hammersmith neonatal neurological examination for Brazilian newborns at risk of cerebral palsy.

Background: Reliable instruments that lead to early diagnosis for CP are extremely important so that these children are referred for early stimulation, benefiting their development.

Objective: To perform a cross-cultural adaptation and reliability assessment of a Brazilian version of the Hammersmith Neonatal Neurological Examination (HNNE), expanded and summarized.

Methods: A methodological, cross-sectional, nonexperimental quantitative analysis was conducted in two phases as follows: cultural adaptation of the HNNE, expanded and summarized, and reliability assessment of the Brazilian version of the HNNE.

Functional outcomes in children related to self-care, mobility, and social function after stroke in early childhood: a cohort study.

Background: Stroke has been increasingly recognized as an important morbidity and mortality factor in neonates and children. Children have different and more diverse risk factors than adults, commonly related to an underlying disease. Stroke may compromise functional capacity in children.

Construct validity of the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment-For 3-year-old Brazilian children.

Introduction: Play is an indication of children's development and how they function. In occupational therapy it is regarded as an important occupation of childhood. Assessment of a child's play should be included in the test batteries of occupational therapists, who understand the construct validity of the assessment they have chosen.

Validation of the Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale for the Brazilian Population.

Background: Play is essential to child development, and its evaluation is considered valid to indicate the stage of development of the child and indicate possible lagging. The Revised Knox Preschool Play Scale (RKPPS) provides an evolving description of the typical play behavior of preschool children, in six-month periods from zero to three years of age and then in annual periods up to six years of age. The RKPPS has already undergone the process of cultural adaptation for use in the Brazilian population, and it is necessary to analyze its applicability.

An investigation of the quality of pretend play ability in children with cerebral palsy.

Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) describes a group of permanent disorders in the development of movement and posture due to non-progressive disturbances during foetal or infant brain development that can result in activity limitations, including engagement in pretend play.

Methods: Twenty children aged four to seven years with spastic CP participated in this descriptive qualitative study. The Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment (ChIPPA) clinical observations were analysed from five categories: Time, Interaction with the examiner, Imitation, Theme and Story.

Influence of functional mobility and manual function on play in preschool children with cerebral palsy.

Introduction: This study analysed the differences in play performance between preschool children with cerebral palsy and those with typical development and investigated the factors influencing functional mobility and manual dexterity on play in children with cerebral palsy.

Method: Sixty preschool children (30 with cerebral palsy; 30 with typical development), were assessed by the revised Knox Preschool Play Scale, being that children with cerebral palsy were also classified according to their functional mobility and manual dexterity.

Results: On average, all measures were significantly smaller in the cerebral palsy group than the typical development group (p≤ .

The influence of epilepsy on children's perception of self-concept.

The diagnosis of epilepsy can lead to changes in the patient's perception due to factors such as learning and behavioral problems, lack of academic motivation, and low self-esteem. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the knowledge of self-concept in children with epilepsy and those with typical development and verify whether gender and age influence this perception. Eighty children of both sexes, aged between 8 and 14years, participated in this study.

Puppets as a strategy for communication with Brazilian children with cancer.

Children are considered competent social actors. Although they are able to express their opinions, they may have some difficulties in answering direct verbal questions, requiring researchers and health professionals to enter their world by using auxiliary resources for communication. This study presents the experience of using finger puppets as a playful strategy for improving interaction and communication with hospitalized children with cancer, aged seven to 12.

Manual Ability Classification System (MACS): reliability between therapists and parents in Brazil.

Background: The Manual Ability Classification System (MACS) has been widely used to describe the manual ability of children with cerebral palsy (CP); however its reliability has not been verified in Brazil.

Objective: To establish the inter- and intra-rater reliability of the Portuguese-Brazil version of the MACS by comparing the classifications given by therapists and parents of children with CP.

Method: Data were obtained from 90 children with CP between the ages of 4 and 18 years, who were treated at the neurology and rehabilitation clinics of a Brazilian hospital.

Coping strategies used by hospitalized children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy.

Purpose: To analyze coping strategies used by children with cancer undergoing chemotherapy during hospitalization.

Design And Methods: This was an exploratory study to analyze qualitative data using an inductive thematic analysis. Semistructured interviews using puppets were conducted with 10 children with cancer, between 7 and 12 years old, who were hospitalized and undergoing chemotherapy.

Hand function in the play behavior of children with cerebral palsy.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hand function on the occupational performance of playing for children with cerebral palsy.

Methods: Twenty children with cerebral palsy took part in the study, of both genders, aged 3-10 years, with motor abilities ranging from I to V and manual abilities from II to IV. Data were collected using the Assessment of Ludic Behaviour before and after botulinum toxin was applied in the upper limbs to reduce spasticity.

[Playful strategies for data collection with child cancer patients: an integrative review].

Children are the best sources of information on their experiences and opinions, and qualitative studies have favored the development and application of techniques that facilitate their self-expression and approaching the researcher. Through an integrative literature review, the objective of this research was to identify playful resources used in qualitative research data collection with child cancer patients, and their forms of application. Systemized searches of electronic databases and a virtual library were undertaken, which, combined with a non-systemized sample, totaled 15 studies spanning the period from 2000 and 2010.

Gross Motor Function Classification System Expanded & Revised (GMFCS E & R): reliability between therapists and parents in Brazil.

Background: Several studies have demonstrated the importance of using the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS) to classify gross motor function in children with cerebral palsy, but the reliability of the expanded and revised version has not been examined in Brazil (GMFCS E & R).

Objective: To determine the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Portuguese-Brazil version of the GMFCS E & R applied by therapists and compare to classification provided by parents of children with cerebral palsy.

Method: Data were obtained from 90 children with cerebral palsy, aged 4 to 18 years old, attending the neurology or rehabilitation service of a Brazilian hospital.

[Social interactions of preschool children with Down syndrome during extracurricular activities].

The aim of this research was to identify the process of social interaction of children with Down Syndrome (DS) during extracurricular activities in the regular early childhood education in Ribeirão Preto-SP, Brazil. Six children aged 3-6 years participated in this study. There were two recordings of each child in situations of social interaction during extracurricular activities, and analyzed by 15 behaviors, divided into two categories of social skills: interpersonal and self-expression.

Validation of the functional and social performance - DSF-84 checklist: preliminary study.

Purpose: To develop, implement and validate an instrument for assessing the functional and social performance of young male adults with lower limb amputees based on the international classification of functionality, incapacity, and health.

Methods: Developed the instrument, the items were grouped into domains (organic aspects - OA, daily activities - DA, performance components - PC, social participation - SP and environmental factors - EF) for statistical analysis. The implementation of the instrument was filmed for validation.

Play preference of children with ADHD and typically developing children in Brazil: a pilot study.

Background/aim: Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have been reported to have play deficits, which can cause problems in occupational development. The aim of this paper was to report research findings on children with ADHD and typically developing children in relation to preference of play partners, play places, toys and type of play.

Methods: Thirty-two school aged children from low socioeconomic status were divided into two groups.

Cross-cultural adaptation and reliability of child-initiated pretend play assessment (chlPPA).

Background: Play is an indication of a children's development. Purpose. Organize a culturally adapt the Child-Initiated Pretend Play Assessment to Brazilian population.

[Playing in the waiting room of a children's outpatient clinic: the view of health professionals].

The objective of this study was to understand, from the perspective of health professionals, the meaning of playing/toys in the waiting room of a children's outpatient clinic. Semi-structured interviews were performed with 11 workers. A quantitative analysis of the data was performed around two themes: acknowledging the importance of playing/toys and dealing with limitations.

Pretend play of children with cerebral palsy.

Background And Purpose: Evaluate self-initiated pretend play of children with cerebral palsy.

Method: Twenty preschool children participated in the study. Pretend play ability was measured by using the child-initiated pretend play assessment culturally adapted to Brazil.

Cross-cultural adaptation of the Gross Motor Function Classification System into Brazilian-Portuguese (GMFCS).

Background: Due to the complexity of clinical symptoms of cerebral palsy and the difficulties in classifying it based upon the motor types and the topography of the body distribution only, Canadian researchers have proposed the Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS). Although this classification system has been largely used in Brazil, it has not been cross culturally adapted yet.

Objectives: To perform the cross adaptation of the Gross Motor Function Classification System for the Cerebral Palsy (GMFCS) into Brazilian-Portuguese and to verify the reliability among observers of the adapted instrument in Brazilian children.