Mental disorders and atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents.

INTRODUCTION: Some authors point to a relationship between mental disorders (MD) and atopic dermatitis (AD), but few determine which MD these are, and none of them evaluate the impact of AD on their healthy siblings. AIM: To determine which MD affect children and adolescents with AD and compare it with the risk of their healthy siblings. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional, prospective study with the application of a risk assessment instrument for Mental Disorders in paediatric patients with AD and their siblings from September 2016 to June 2018. The evaluation instrument used to assess the risk of MD was the Child Behaviour Checklist (CBCL). The Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney, Pearson's χ2 test with Yates correction and Fisher's exact test were used, considering a significance level of 5%. RESULTS: The risk of MD in participants with AD was 63.0%, and in the healthy siblings, 36.0% (p < 0.01). The risk was higher in participants with AD when compared to their siblings for the syndromes "Sleep Problems", "Thought Problems" and "Somatic Complaints". Parental concerns on socialization/bullying were also more frequent for participants with AD when compared to siblings. CONCLUSIONS: Children and adolescents with AD present a high risk of MD, and their healthy siblings also present impairment in their mental health. In both cases, this impairment is higher than the one expected in the Brazilian general paediatric population (24.6%) and global paediatric population (22.4%).

O efeito do esporte adaptado na qualidade de vida e no perfil biopsicossocial de crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral / The effect of adapted sports in quality of life and biopsychosocial profile of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

RESUMO: Objetivo: A participação em atividades esportivas e recreativas promove a inclusão e a qualidade de vida (QV) de crianças/adolescentes com deficiência. Este estudo visa avaliar e descrever o efeito do esporte adaptado (EA) na QV e o perfil biopsicossocial de crianças/adolescentes com paralisia cerebral (PC). Métodos: Foram avaliados e encaminhados ao EA (futebol e natação) 47 crianças e adolescentes com PC. A QV foi avaliada pelo Instrumento para Avaliação de Resultados de Reabilitação em Pediatria (IARPP) e o perfil biopsicossocial pela Lista de Verificação Comportamental para Crianças/Adolescentes (CBCL). Foram verificadas as influências de sexo, idade, raça, renda, escolaridade e topografia da espasticidade. Resultados: Dezessete crianças/adolescentes praticaram o EA e foram reavaliados após um ano. Foi observada melhora significativa nas dimensões transferências e mobilidade (p=0,009), função e extremidade superior (p=0,021) e função global (p=0,004) do IARRP. Houve melhora significativa considerando as síndromes problemas de atenção (p=0,026) e problemas de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade (p=0,008) na análise do Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais (DSM) Orientado (CBCL). Crianças com diplegia obtiveram mais benefício que aquelas com hemiplegia em relação às dimensões dor e conforto (p=0,02) e dimensão global (p=0,027) (IARPP). Os meninos apresentaram maiores escores em total de competência (p=0,048); o grupo extremamente pobre obteve maiores índices na síndrome quebrar regras (p=0,008). Conclusão: O EA apresentou efeito positivo na QV e no perfil biopsicossocial das crianças e dos adolescentes com PC dessa amostra, especialmente considerando: função global e de extremidades superiores, capacidade para transferências e mobilidade, e benefícios nos problemas relacionados às dificuldades na atenção.

ABSTRACT Objective: The participation in sports and recreational activities promotes inclusion and the quality of life (QOL) for people with some type of disability. This study aims to evaluate and describe the effect of adapted sports (AS) on the QOL and biopsychosocial profile of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). Methods: Forty-seven children/adolescents with CP were evaluated and referred to AS (soccer and swimming). The QOL was evaluated by the Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) and the biopsychosocial profile by the Behavior Checklist for Children/Adolescents (CBCL). These instruments considered the influence of gender, age, race, social income, education and topography of spasticity. Results: Seventeen children/adolescents who practiced AS were re-evaluated after one year. There was significant improvement in the dimensions of transfers and mobility (p=0.009), upper extremity function (p=0.021) and global function (p=0.004) of IARRP. There was significant improvement considering the attention disorder syndrome (p=0.026), and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (p=0.008) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-oriented analysis (CBCL). Children/adolescents with diplegia obtained greater benefit than those with hemiplegia in relation to the comfort and pain (p=0.02) and global dimension (p=0.027) (PODCI). The boys had higher scores in total competence (p=0.048); the extremely poor group obtained higher levels in the breaking rules syndrome (p=0.008). Conclusions: The AS had a positive effect on the QOL and biopsychosocial profile of children/adolescents with CP in this sample, especially considering the global and upper extremity function, capacity for transfers and mobility, and benefits in the problems related to difficulties in attention.

THE EFFECT OF ADAPTED SPORTS IN QUALITY OF LIFE AND BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL PROFILE OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY. / O EFEITO DO ESPORTE ADAPTADO NA QUALIDADE DE VIDA E NO PERFIL BIOPSICOSSOCIAL DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES COM PARALISIA CEREBRAL.

OBJECTIVE: The participation in sports and recreational activities promotes inclusion and the quality of life (QOL) for people with some type of disability. This study aims to evaluate and describe the effect of adapted sports (AS) on the QOL and biopsychosocial profile of children/adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP). METHODS: Forty-seven children/adolescents with CP were evaluated and referred to AS (soccer and swimming). The QOL was evaluated by the Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI) and the biopsychosocial profile by the Behavior Checklist for Children/Adolescents (CBCL). These instruments considered the influence of gender, age, race, social income, education and topography of spasticity. RESULTS: Seventeen children/adolescents who practiced AS were re-evaluated after one year. There was significant improvement in the dimensions of transfers and mobility (p=0.009), upper extremity function (p=0.021) and global function (p=0.004) of IARRP. There was significant improvement considering the attention disorder syndrome (p=0.026), and the attention deficit hyperactivity disorders (p=0.008) in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-oriented analysis (CBCL). Children/adolescents with diplegia obtained greater benefit than those with hemiplegia in relation to the comfort and pain (p=0.02) and global dimension (p=0.027) (PODCI). The boys had higher scores in total competence (p=0.048); the extremely poor group obtained higher levels in the breaking rules syndrome (p=0.008). CONCLUSIONS: The AS had a positive effect on the QOL and biopsychosocial profile of children/adolescents with CP in this sample, especially considering the global and upper extremity function, capacity for transfers and mobility, and benefits in the problems related to difficulties in attention.

OBJETIVO: A participação em atividades esportivas e recreativas promove a inclusão e a qualidade de vida (QV) de crianças/adolescentes com deficiência. Este estudo visa avaliar e descrever o efeito do esporte adaptado (EA) na QV e o perfil biopsicossocial de crianças/adolescentes com paralisia cerebral (PC). MÉTODOS: Foram avaliados e encaminhados ao EA (futebol e natação) 47 crianças e adolescentes com PC. A QV foi avaliada pelo Instrumento para Avaliação de Resultados de Reabilitação em Pediatria (IARPP) e o perfil biopsicossocial pela Lista de Verificação Comportamental para Crianças/Adolescentes (CBCL). Foram verificadas as influências de sexo, idade, raça, renda, escolaridade e topografia da espasticidade. RESULTADOS: Dezessete crianças/adolescentes praticaram o EA e foram reavaliados após um ano. Foi observada melhora significativa nas dimensões transferências e mobilidade (p=0,009), função e extremidade superior (p=0,021) e função global (p=0,004) do IARRP. Houve melhora significativa considerando as síndromes problemas de atenção (p=0,026) e problemas de déficit de atenção e hiperatividade (p=0,008) na análise do Manual Diagnóstico e Estatístico de Transtornos Mentais (DSM) Orientado (CBCL). Crianças com diplegia obtiveram mais benefício que aquelas com hemiplegia em relação às dimensões dor e conforto (p=0,02) e dimensão global (p=0,027) (IARPP). Os meninos apresentaram maiores escores em total de competência (p=0,048); o grupo extremamente pobre obteve maiores índices na síndrome quebrar regras (p=0,008). CONCLUSÃO: O EA apresentou efeito positivo na QV e no perfil biopsicossocial das crianças e dos adolescentes com PC dessa amostra, especialmente considerando: função global e de extremidades superiores, capacidade para transferências e mobilidade, e benefícios nos problemas relacionados às dificuldades na atenção.

Learning disabilities: analysis of 69 children

With this article we intend to demonstrate the importance of evaluation and follow up of children with learning disabilities, through a multidisciplinary team. As well as to establish the need of intervention. We evaluate 69 children, from Aline Picheth Public School, in Curitiba, attending first or second grade of elementary school, through general and evolutionary neurological examination, pediatric checklist symptoms, and social, linguistic and psychological (WISC-III, Bender Infantile and WPPSI-figures) evaluation. The incidence was higher in boys (84,1 percent), familiar history of learning disabilities was found in 42 percent, and writing abnormalities in 56,5 percent. The most frequent diagnosis was attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, in 39,1 percent. With this program, we aimed to reduce the retention taxes and stress the importance of this evaluation, and, if necessary, multidisciplinar intervention in the cases of learning disabilities