Avaliação da participação e do ambiente de crianças e adolescentes com deficiência em um município na Fronteira Oeste do Rio Grande do Sul

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the participation and environment of children and adolescents with disabilities in a municipality on the West Frontier of Rio Grande do Sul (RS). Materials and Methods: This is a descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional survey of data collection with the application of the Participation and Environment. Measure for Children and Youth (PEM-CY) with caregivers of children and adolescents with disabilities in the Association of Parents and Friends of the Disabled (APAE) of a municipality in RS, through descriptive analysis. Results: 27 guardians were interviewed referring to 28 children or adolescents. As for participation, the average frequency in PEM-CY activities was 6,55 ± 0,46 at home, 4,25 ± 2,28 at school and 4,85 ± 2,05 in the community. Regarding the environment, the home context presented 37,19% ± 26,6 facilitators and the community 28,14% ± 23,88 barriers. Conclusion: The participation of children and adolescents with disabilities from an institution in the interior of RS was greater at home in terms of frequency, diversity of activities and involvement. The home context also had a greater number of facilitators, while the community had a greater number of barriers.