Motor and visuomotor function in 10-year-old children with congenital heart disease: association with behaviour.
Cardiol Young
; 32(8): 1310-1315, 2022 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Children with CHD are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. There is little information on long-term motor function and its association with behaviour.AIMS:
To assess motor function and behaviour in a cohort of 10-year-old children with CHD after cardiopulmonary bypass surgery.METHODS:
Motor performance and movement quality were examined in 129 children with CHD using the Zurich Neuromotor Assessment providing four timed and one qualitative component, and a total timed motor score was created based on the four timed components. The Beery Test of Visual-Motor Integration and the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire were administered.RESULTS:
All Zurich Neuromotor Assessment motor tasks were below normative values (all p ≤ 0.001), and the prevalence of poor motor performance (≤10th percentile) ranged from 22.2% to 61.3% in the different components. Visuomotor integration and motor coordination were poorer compared to norms (all p ≤ 0.001). 14% of all analysed children had motor therapy at the age of 10 years. Children with a total motor score ≤10th percentile showed more internalising (p = 0.002) and externalising (p = 0.028) behavioural problems.CONCLUSIONS:
School-aged children with CHD show impairments in a variety of motor domains which are related to behavioural problems. Our findings emphasise that motor problems can persist into school-age and require detailed assessment and support.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Cardiopatias Congênitas
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
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Child
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Humans
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En
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article