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A dor espinal em crianças e jovens constitui um problema cujas dimensÔes e
prevalĂȘncia tem vindo aumentar nas Ășltimas dĂ©cadas. Esta problemĂĄtica parece ser
tanto mais significativa se for tido em consideração que os episódios de dor espinal na
idade escolar se perpetuam e estĂŁo relacionados com os que acontecem na idade
adulta. Desta forma, os investigadores alertam para a necessidade de identificar
potenciais factores de risco para o desenvolvimento de dor espinal em crianças e
jovens de idade escolar.
Assim, o presente estudo pretende identificar qual a importĂąncia assumida pelo
contexto familiar na presença de queixas dolorosas espinais nas crianças em idade
escolar do concelho da Maia.
A amostra Ă© constituĂda pelos pais de 1017 crianças do 1Âș ciclo do Ensino
BĂĄsico do Concelho da Maia que foram avaliadas relativamente Ă postura, numa fase
anterior do estudo. Desta população constituiu amostra 636 pais que concordaram
participar no estudo, tendo obtido resposta de 226, obtendo uma percentagem de
adesão de 35,5%. Para a obtenção dos dados qualitativos foi utilizado um método de
amostragem estratégica de forma a seleccionar dez pais representativos de todas as
categorias possĂveis (pais com e sem dor e filhos com e sem dor). Esta amostra foi
seleccionada tendo em conta os dados obtidos no questionĂĄrio Parental Pain e
QuestionĂĄrio de Bournemouth, sendo, posteriormente aplicado uma entrevista nĂŁo
estruturada.
Os principais resultados obtidos permitiram concluir que o contexto tem uma
influĂȘncia determinante na criança com dor. De acordo com os dados extraĂdos das
entrevistas, os comportamentos de manifestação de dor por parte das crianças podem
ser um reflexo de comportamentos apreendidos através da observação do
comportamento dos adultos e, consequentemente mimetizados, opiniĂŁo esta
igualmente expressa por alguns dos pais. Mas nem sempre os pais apontam a
mimetização como causa para a dor referida pelos filhos, referindo igualmente o
transporte da mochila, as posturas assumidas no dia-a-dia, o mobiliĂĄrio escolar e as
actividades de lazer realizadas pelas crianças.
The spinal pain in children and youngsters is a problem whose dimensions and prevalence have been increasing in the last decades. This issue seems to be more significant if we consider that spinal pain episodes in school age perpetuate and are related to the ones that occur in adult age. Therefore, the investigators are alerting to the need of identifying potential risk factors to the development of spinal pain in school age children and youngsters. Thus, the current study aims at identifying which importance is assumed by the familiar context upon the presence of painful spine complaints in school age children, living in the Council of Maia. The universe is set up by the parents of 1017 children from the 1st cycle of Basic Education in the Council of Maia, who have been evaluated in what concerns posture, in a former phase of the study. From this universe, were made sample 636 parents who have agreed to take part in the study, having answers been obtained from 226 of them, the percentage of adhesion being 35.5%. To obtain the qualitative figures the method used was the one of strategic sampling, as to select 10 representative parents of all the categories possible (parents with and without pain and children with and without pain). This sample was selected bearing in mind the obtained figures in the questionnaire Parental Pain e Questionnaire de Bournemouth, having later been applied a non-structured interview. The main results obtained led to the conclusion that the context has a determinant influence in the child with pain. According to the data obtained from the interviews, the childrenâs behaviors which are signs of pain, may have a reflex of learned behaviors through the observation of adultsâ behavior, and consequently, imitated. This is also the opinion expressed by some of the parents. However, the parents donât always consider the imitation as the cause of the pain mentioned by the children, they also refer the carrying of the backpack, the postures taken daily, the school furniture and the leisure activities in which children take part.
The spinal pain in children and youngsters is a problem whose dimensions and prevalence have been increasing in the last decades. This issue seems to be more significant if we consider that spinal pain episodes in school age perpetuate and are related to the ones that occur in adult age. Therefore, the investigators are alerting to the need of identifying potential risk factors to the development of spinal pain in school age children and youngsters. Thus, the current study aims at identifying which importance is assumed by the familiar context upon the presence of painful spine complaints in school age children, living in the Council of Maia. The universe is set up by the parents of 1017 children from the 1st cycle of Basic Education in the Council of Maia, who have been evaluated in what concerns posture, in a former phase of the study. From this universe, were made sample 636 parents who have agreed to take part in the study, having answers been obtained from 226 of them, the percentage of adhesion being 35.5%. To obtain the qualitative figures the method used was the one of strategic sampling, as to select 10 representative parents of all the categories possible (parents with and without pain and children with and without pain). This sample was selected bearing in mind the obtained figures in the questionnaire Parental Pain e Questionnaire de Bournemouth, having later been applied a non-structured interview. The main results obtained led to the conclusion that the context has a determinant influence in the child with pain. According to the data obtained from the interviews, the childrenâs behaviors which are signs of pain, may have a reflex of learned behaviors through the observation of adultsâ behavior, and consequently, imitated. This is also the opinion expressed by some of the parents. However, the parents donât always consider the imitation as the cause of the pain mentioned by the children, they also refer the carrying of the backpack, the postures taken daily, the school furniture and the leisure activities in which children take part.
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Dor espinal Factores de risco Mecanismos da aprendizagem Crianças em idade escolar PrevalĂȘncia Spinal pain Risk factors Operating learning mechanisms School age children Prevalence
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Instituto PolitĂ©cnico do Porto. Escola Superior de Tecnologia da SaĂșde do Porto