Home Participation of Infants With and Without Biological Risk in the First Year of Life: A Cross-Sectional and Comparative Study.

Aim: To compare caregiver-reported current and desired home participation of infants with and without biological risk in the first year of life.

Method: Observational, cross-sectional and comparative study. Caregivers of 48 infants with (mean corrected age = 5.

Telehealth of Infants at Risk During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Physical Therapists' and Caregiver's Perceptions and Costs.

Aim: We aimed to describe telehealth used to detect infants at risk of neurodevelopmental delay and assess the assessors' and caregivers' perceptions and costs.

Methods: This was an observational study in which five physical therapists applied the General Movement Assessment, the neurological exam based on the Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination, and the Alberta Infant Motor Scale telehealth in 65 infants at risk of neurologic delay during the COVID-19 pandemic. The perceptions of assessors and caregivers were assessed using a questionnaire.

Personal and environmental factors and household assistance in Down syndrome: cross-sectional study.

According to a biopsychosocial framework, personal and environmental factors might be mediators or facilitators/barriers, respectively, to functioning. However, it is not known how these factors can impact independence in household chores in children/adolescents with Down syndrome (DS). This study explored whether and how personal/environmental factors are associated with the independence level in household chores of children/adolescents with DS in Brazil.

How Does Postural Control of Children with CP Deal with Manipulations on Base of Support and Support Surface? A Systematic Review.

Aims: Systematically review literature addressing the effects of changes in base of support (BoS) configuration and characteristics of support surface (SS) on postural control of children with cerebral palsy (CP).

Methods: We conducted a tailored electronic database search in PubMed/Web of Science/SCOPUS/Embase.

Results: We identified 15 studies meeting inclusion criteria.

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.

Association between environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life: Cross-sectional exploratory study.

Background: Child development can be influenced by family and environmental factors, which changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thus, it is important to explore how these factors are associated with the functioning of infants with biological risk in the first year of life.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate associations between family factors, home opportunities, caregiver perception of environmental support and barriers at home and environmental factors during the COVID-19 pandemic and gross motor skills and home participation in infants with biological risk in the first year of life.

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.

Telehealth in paediatric physical therapy education: Strategies and perceptions of interns and caregivers of children with disabilities in Brazil.

Aims: To describe the implementation of paediatric rehabilitation telehealth at a physical therapy (PT) unit in Brazil during the COVID-19 pandemic and to describe the perception about this modality by two groups: (1) undergraduate PT students using telehealth during their clinical rotations in this unit and (2) the caregivers of children with disabilities receiving the services.

Methods: Twenty-one PT interns (19 females; 25 ± 2 years of age) and seven caregivers (seven females; 40 ± 6 years of age) of seven children with disabilities (five females; 10 ± 4 years of age; five children diagnosed with cerebral palsy) responded to an online questionnaire about their experience with the telehealth programme. Participant attendance and frequency of objective responses were reported descriptively; open-ended responses were analysed qualitatively and grouped according to broad themes.

Following 4 months of social distancing during COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil did not change aspects of functioning in children and adolescents with developmental disabilities: A longitudinal study.

The COVID-19 pandemic and its demands of social distancing have created challenges in the lives of children/adolescents with developmental disabilities and their families, which would change aspects of children's functioning. The objetive of this study was to evaluate changes in some components of functioning of children/adolescents with disabilities following 4 months of social distancing during a period of high contamination rate in the year 2020 in Brazil. Participated 81 mothers of children/adolescents with disabilities, 3-17 years, most of them (80%) diagnosed with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism spectrum disorder.

Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Costs on Postural Sway During Sit-to-Stand Movement in Children With Cerebral Palsy.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the cognitive-motor dual-task costs (DTCs) on postural sway of children with typical development (TD) and children with cerebral palsy (CP) during the sit-to-stand movement.

Methods: Twenty children with TD (mean age = 9.35 years) and 17 children with CP (mean age = 8.

Perceived Social Support and Quality of Life of Children with and without Developmental Disabilities and Their Caregivers during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Brazil: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Social support and Quality of life (QoL) are important aspects of life and should be explored during the specific scenario of the pandemic.

Aims: (i) to compare the perceived social support (PSS) in caregivers and the domains of QoL of the caregiver and the child with developmental disabilities (DD) and typical development (TD); (ii) to verify the existence of the association, in each group, between the PSS, and the domain of QoL of the caregiver and the child.

Methods And Procedures: 52 caregivers of children with DD and 34 with TD participated remotely.

Effectiveness and Evidence Level of Dance on Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Neuromotor Impairments: A Systematic Review.

Objectives: The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of dance therapy in children with neuromotor impairments (CNI), organizing the outcomes according to International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) domains, and to investigate if there is adequate evidence of effectiveness to recommend dance as a therapy.

Methods: Electronic searches were conducted in December 2021. We include studies assessing the effects of dance in CNI up to 18 years.

Exploration of the Feasibility of Remote Assessment of Functioning in Children and Adolescents with Developmental Disabilities: Parents' Perspectives and Related Contextual Factors.

The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted face-to-face health services, leveraging telehealth strategies. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate, from a parent's perspective, the feasibility of a remote assessment of functioning in children with developmental disabilities during the pandemic and related contextual factors, based on how parents carry out the assessment. Parents of children with developmental disabilities (mean age = 7.

Active Videogame Training Combined with Conventional Therapy Alters Body Oscillation in Children with Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Assess the effect of nonimmersive virtual reality (VR) training as complementary rehabilitation on body oscillation in children with cerebral palsy (CP) while standing on different bases of support and surfaces. Twenty-three children with unilateral CP randomly allocated to an intervention group (IG,  = 12) or control group (CG,  = 11). The IG underwent two weekly 50-minute sessions of VR training over 8 weeks, associated with conventional therapy, while the CG was submitted to two 45-minute sessions of conventional neurodevelopmental-based physiotherapy a week over the same time period.

Telemonitoring of motor skills using the Alberta Infant Motor Scale for at-risk infants in the first year of life.

Introduction: Remote assessment creates opportunities for monitoring child development at home. Determining the possible barriers to and facilitators of the quality of telemonitoring motor skills allows for safe and effective practices. We aimed to: (1) determine the quality, barriers and facilitators of Alberta Infant Motor Scale (AIMS) home videos made by mothers; (2) verify interrater reliability; (3) determine the association between contextual factors and the quality of assessments.

Tele-care intervention performed by parents involving specific task- environment- participation (STEP protocol) for infants at risk for developmental delay: protocol of randomized controlled clinical trial.

Background: With the implementation of social distancing due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many at-risk infants are without therapy. An alternative mode of therapy in this situation is tele-care, a therapy in which assessments and interventions are carried out online, in the home environment. We describe a tele-care protocol involving parent delivered task and context specific movement training, participation and environmental adaptation for infants at risk for developmental delay.

Functioning of children and adolescents with Down syndrome and the association with environmental barriers and facilitators during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Purpose: To compare functioning and environmental aspects before and during physical distancing (DPD) and to determine which social, physical, behavioral and functioning aspects of DPD are correlated.

Methods: Sixteen parents of children/adolescents with Down syndrome (11.38 ± 3.

Nonimmersive Virtual Reality as Complementary Rehabilitation on Functional Mobility and Gait in Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

This study aimed to investigate the effects of nonimmersive virtual reality (VR) as complementary rehabilitation on functional mobility and gait in children with mild unilateral cerebral palsy (CP). Prospective, randomized, controlled, clinical trial. Twenty-two children with unilateral CP were randomized into two groups: intervention group (IG) ( = 11) and control group ( = 11).

Effects of motor and cognitive manipulation on the dual-task costs of center of pressure displacement in children, adolescents and young adults: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Dual-task paradigms allow to establish a relationship between motor and cognitive performance. The attentional resources needed to accomplish dual-tasks are influenced by age and task complexity. We investigated the dual-task costs for center of pressure displacement following manipulated motor and cognitive tasks in children, adolescents and young-adults.

Lower Limb Sensorimotor Training (LoSenseT) for Children and Adolescents with Cerebral Palsy: A Brief Report of a Feasibility Randomized Protocol.

Motor disorders in cerebral palsy (CP) are often accompanied by disturbances of sensation and impaired somatosensory functions have been reported in individuals with CP. To test the feasibility of a sensorimotor training protocol for lower limbs in children and adolescents with unilateral and bilateral CP, and to analyze the preliminary effects of this training on sensory and motor variables. This is a single-blind, prospective phase I feasibility randomized protocol.

Sit-to-stand movement in childrenwith cerebral palsy and relationships with the International classification of functioning, disability and health: A systematic review.

Background: Studying sit-to-stand (STS) in children with Cerebral Palsy addressing the domains of ICF allows determining the factors influencing STS in this population.

Aims: To systematically review the literature on STS in children with CP, identifying which ICF domains have been assessed and how they relate to sit-to-stand.

Methods And Procedures: A literature search was conducted in electronic databases by combining the keywords (child OR children OR adolescent) AND ("Cerebral Palsy") AND (sit-to-stand).

Postural control in Down syndrome and relationships with the dimensions of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health - a systematic review.

Purpose: Postural control assessment in children with Down syndrome (DS) may contribute to understanding the impact of impairments in Body Structures and Functions on Activities and Participation, providing a biopsychosocial approach to support clinical practice. The present study aimed to systematically review the literature addressing postural control in children and adolescents with Down syndrome, with a focus in the interactions among the components of the International Classification of Functioning (ICF).

Methods: We conducted a tailored search in databases.

Impact of dual task on postural sway during sit-to-stand movement in children with unilateral cerebral palsy.

Background: To verify the effect of dual-task on postural oscillation during sit-to-stand movement in children with Cerebral Palsy.

Methods: 17 children with spastic unilateral cerebral palsy and 20 typically-developing children, aged 5 to 12 years, performed the following tasks: Simple task: sit-to-stand with arms crossed against the chest; bimanual dual-task: sit-to-stand while carrying a tray; unimanual dual-task: sit-to-stand while holding a plastic cup with one hand. For data analysis, sit-to-stand was divided in three phases: preparation (phase 1), rising (phase 2), and stabilization (phase 3).