scholarly journals Evaluation of functional capabilities in children with Down Syndrome

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Desirée F. Scapinelli ◽  
Érica Martinho Salvador Laraia ◽  
Albert Schiaveto de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Motor Delay ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Development Control ◽  
Functional Capabilities

Abstract Introduction: Down Syndrome (DS) is a chromosomal abnormality characterized by mental retardation of varying degrees and is one of the most commonly found chromosomal aberrations, presenting motor delay such as muscular hypotonic, balance disorders, motor coordination and gait changes. Objective: To evaluate the functional capabilities in children with Down syndrome through the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). Methods: 20 children of both sexes, 10 with normal motor development (Control group) and 10 with Down syndrome. The functional capabilities were evaluated by PEDI (part I: functional capabilities, part II and III: caregiver assistance and change in environment) through interviews with caregivers. Results: Significant differences were observed in Part I, regarding functional capabilities in self-care (p = 0.0007), mobility (p = 0.0007) and social function (p = 0.0002), and in Part II, regarding caregiver assistance, the domains of self-care and mobility had p <0.0001 and p = 0.001. In Part III, changes in environment were more frequent when related to Down group. Conclusion: The Down syndrome group has lower functional performance in both functional capabilities and caregiver assistance, when compared to control group. However, it is clear that this questionnaire provides subsidies to make an early stimulation treatment in order to perform daily skills with the least possible help from their caregivers.

scholarly journals Functional Performance of Children with Down Syndrome with Five and Six Years Old

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Thaísa Fernandes Souza ◽  
Priscila Angélica Carvalho Gonzatti ◽  
Cejane Oliveira Martins Prudente
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Family Income ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Case Group ◽  
Daily Routine ◽  
Typical Development ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Significant Difference

Abstract: Children with Down syndrome have as main features global hypotonia, muscular weakness and articular hyperflexibility, which make acquisition and control of movements difficult. The changes presented by these children will interfere with functionality, compromising the ability to independently perform various activities and tasks of the daily routine, compared to children with typical development in the same age group. This study aimed to compare the functional performance of children with Down syndrome compared to children who have typical development with five and six years old. This is an analytical and cross-sectional study. It was evaluated the functional performance of 28 children with five and six years old, being 14 with Down Syndrome (case group) and 14 with typical motor development (control group). To evaluate the functional performance was used Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory (PEDI). The groups were matched in terms of age, gender and family income. Most children in the case group enter school over the age of three years, while the control children, aged less than or equal to three years (p=0,02). There was a significant difference (p

scholarly journals The Role of Sensorial Integration in Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome

GYMNASIUM ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol XIX (1) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Mihaela Anghel
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Sensory Stimulation ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Combination Strategies ◽  
Sensory Motor ◽  
Syndrome Child

One of the reasons behind the choice of the topic is that this problem of sensory-motor development in children with physical and mental deficiencies, especially in children with Down syndrome, is not sufficiently known and studied, sensory-motor development representing an important factor in their physical and social development. The reason I chose this theme and the theoretical basis from which I started was to improve the psychomotor behaviors through sensory stimulation. The assumptions we went into the research were: 1. If we use different sensory combination strategies, the Down Syndrome will be able to compensate for the psycho-motor disorders; 2. If we apply sensory stimuli to the Down Syndrome child, then there will be ameliorations of the underlying motor conduction. The research presents a case study of a 6 year and six mouth old child diagnosed with Down syndrome. The location of the study was carried out at the "Delfinul" day center of the Betania Association.

scholarly journals Delays in Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome

2015 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. 1904-1910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roksana Malak ◽  
Anna Kostiukow ◽  
Agnieszka Krawczyk-Wasielewska ◽  
Ewa Mojs ◽  
Włodzimierz Samborski
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome

scholarly journals Ophthalmologic Manifestations and Retinal Findings in Children with Down Syndrome

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Adem Ugurlu ◽  
Emre Altinkurt
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Healthy Children ◽  
Fiber Layer ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Department Of Ophthalmology ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Snellen Chart ◽  
Ophthalmologic Examination ◽  
Age Range

Purpose. To evaluate ocular findings in children with Down syndrome and to compare with the healthy children group. Methods. The study patients were divided into two groups as the diagnosed Down syndrome group and the control group. The study was designed as a prospective and single-center study in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology. The study included 93 patients in the age range from 7 to 18 years, who applied to the ophthalmology department of our clinic in the period from July 2017 to June 2018. The study included the patients allocated into the control group and the Down syndrome patients allocated into the patient group, containing 49 and 44 participants, respectively. All patients underwent complete ophthalmologic examination with biomicroscopy. Autorefractometer measurements were performed in all patients, and the best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was determined with the use of the Snellen chart. All patients underwent spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) measurements for central foveal retinal (CRT), subfoveal choroidal (CCT), and peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (pRNFL) thicknesses. Results. The average CRT was 241.2 ± 25.7 microns in Down syndrome group and 219.4 ± 21.1 microns in the control group. There was a statistically significant difference between the groups in regards to CRT (p<0.001). The average pRNFL values were 123.1 ± 15.4 microns in the Down syndrome group and 102.2 ± 8.7 microns in the control group (p<0.001). Conclusions. In the subjects with Down syndrome, the incidence of lens opacities, strabismus, and amblyopia was higher than the control group. CRT and pRNFL were thicker in the Down syndrome group than in control group. This may represent retinal developmental changes in the patients with Down syndrome.

INTEGRATION EXERCISE PROGRAMME FOR CHILDREN WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES WHO HAVE PRESERVED VESTIGIAL PRIMITIVE REFLEXES

2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 0-0 ◽  
Author(s):  
Celestyna Grzywniak
Keyword(s):  
Motor Development ◽  
Motor Coordination ◽  
Muscle Tension ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Exercise Programme ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Primitive Reflexes ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Psychology Pedagogy ◽  
Auditory Analysis

Background: The main goal of the research was to determine the usefulness of the Integration exercise programme stimulating development in children with learning difficulties who have preserved vestigial primitive reflexes. Their symptoms included weak motor and visual-motor coordination, lowered visual and auditory analysis and synthesis which resulted in difficulties in reading and writing, disrupted emotional development, psychomotor hyperactivity, weak concentration and other symptoms. Material/ Methods: 104 children with learning difficulties and other accompanying symptoms took part in the experiment. The children were trained in the shape of the Integration exercise programme at school under a therapist’s supervision and additionally at home under parental supervision. The children who went through the whole programme were qualified to the experimental group and those who resigned from the programme after a short period of time – to the control group. A pre-test and a post-test, before and after completion of the Integration exercise programme, was used to evaluate the results. Results: It was found that the Integration exercise programme is useful in therapy involving facilitation of development in children with learning difficulties, who exhibit various symptoms. Almost all the obtained results were statistically significant. The Integration exercise programme is particularly effective in the case of children exhibiting a whole set of symptoms along with learning difficulties, problems with concentration, weak emotion control, weak motor development, abnormal muscle tension, weak motor coordination. Conclusions:The Integration exercise programme widens the range of methods stimulating development and the range of possibilities to apply the therapy practiced in psychology, pedagogy and physiotherapy.

Functional Performance in Children With Down Syndrome

2004 ◽  
Vol 58 (6) ◽  
pp. 621-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. S. Dolva ◽  
W. Coster ◽  
M. Lilja
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Functional Performance ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome

Motor Development in Children with Down Syndrome: A Review of the Literature

1991 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin E. Block
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Motor Development ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medical Conditions ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Sensory Deficits ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Relationship

The effects of Down syndrome (DS) on motor development have been widely reported over the years, particularly with the profusion of research in the past 10 years. Although more research is needed to fully understand the relationship between DS and motor development, there is a need to synthesize the current findings. Henderson (1985, 1986) and Reid (1985) reviewed the literature regarding the motor development of children with DS. While Henderson’s review was extremely well done, certain recent studies can add to our understanding of the motor characteristics of these children. Furthermore, Henderson did not examine factors such as cardiac, anatomical, and sensory deficits that can affect motor development. Therefore this paper reviews the extant literature regarding the motor development of children with DS in terms of health and medical conditions that can affect this development as well as the motor development of infants and all others with DS. Finally, implications for future research and programming are discussed.

scholarly journals MELATIH KEMANDIRIAN ANAK DOWN SYNDROME DENGAN MOTOTRAIN

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Machmudah Machmudah ◽  
Mochammad Shodiq
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Intervention Group ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Toilet Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
P Value ◽  
Maternal Knowledge ◽  
Normal Children ◽  
Children With Down Syndrome ◽  
Mothers And Children

Practicing toilet training from parents to children is quite challenging especially if the child has special needs. For children with Down syndrome, the habit of toilet training takes longer than normal children who can be completed before school age. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Mototrain on maternal knowledge and independence of toilet training in children with Down syndrome. Mototrain is an acronym for Module of Toilet Training. The population and sample in this study were parents and students with Down syndrome who had not yet completed their toilet training independence, namely 31 students spread across Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3, Grade 4 and Grade 5 in SD C Alpha Kumara. The research design was "Quasi experimental pre-post test with control group", with a purposive sampling technique of 16 mothers and children in the intervention group and 15 mothers and children in the control group. The results showed an increase in maternal knowledge about toilet training and the independence of toilet training in children who used enough after being given psychoeducation and habituation in accordance with MOTOTRAIN (p-value <0.05).

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