Neuropsychomotor evaluation and functional classification in schoolchildren between the ages of 10 and 12 from the public school system

Abstract

Neuropsychomotor development (NPMD) involves the motor and cognitive areas and is influenced by environmental and task questions, which from an expanded health point of view can be classified by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). The objective of this study was to evaluate the school’s NPMD and classify them according to the ICF. The study included 22 pre-adolescents (10-12 years) of both sexes, in the metropolitan region of Curitiba, Brazil, assessed by the Fonseca’s Psychomotor Battery, the Functional Independence Measure, semi-structured interviews and ICF checklist for children and youth (ICF-CY). We observed that most students did not show changes in the NPMD, and that the self- report identified: changes in the family model, few possibilities for sports and leisure, preference for playing as entertainment, school as the prevailing environment, good self-perception of health, accessibility problems. In addition, we identified one child with delay in some isolated psychomotor factors, but with a good general psychomotor performance. The use of the model proposed by the authors answered the demands of the ICF, indicating its applicability and possibilities of use in the school environment.