Relação entre desempenho de atividade e participação e nível da função motora grossa em crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral - uma revisão de literatura

Abstract

ABSTRACT Cerebral palsy (CP), encompasses a set of motor disorders, besides secondary comorbidities, and results from a central nervous system lesion or malformation. The diagnosis of CP may be related to the presence of limitations in the performance of activities, such as self-care, household chores, leisure activities, and those involving communication, among others, in addition to restrictions related to participation. This study aimed to gather the available evidence in the literature that verified the relationship between the level of gross motor function and its influence on the performance of activities and participation in children with cerebral palsy. To this end, a search was conducted using the descriptors related to the terms "cerebral palsy"; "gross motor function"; "activity" and "participation" in the PubMed, PEDRO, Cochrane, and Lilacs databases. Original, exploratory articles, published in English, Portuguese, and Spanish, between January 2012 and June 2022 were included. The literature search resulted in a total of 418 articles. After screening, 11 articles were selected for full reading and all of them were included in the review. It was concluded that the lower the GMFCS level of children and adolescents with CP, the better the performance in mobility, activities of daily living, learning activities, household activities, and participation. Keywords: Cerebral Palsy. International Classification of Functioning. Disability and Health. Activities of Daily Living. Social Participation.