Objective: To review the literature that addresses the relationship between prematurity, birth weight, and development of language in Brazilian children. Sources: A systematic review of studies published between 2003 and 2012 in English and Portuguese and indexed in PubMed, Lilacs, and SciELO. The following key words were used in the searches: Prematuro, Prematuridade, Linguagem, Prematurity, Language, Speech-Language Pathology. Fifty-seven articles were retrieved, 13 of which were included in the systematic review. Summary of the findings: The results showed an association between prematurity, low birth weight, and language development. In studies that made comparisons between preterm and term infants, there was evidence that preterm infants had poorer performance on indicators of language. It was also observed that children born with lower birth weight had a poorer performance on measures of language when compared to children with higher weight and closer to 37 weeks of gestational age. Regarding the type of language assessed, expression proved to be more impaired than reception. Higher parental education and family income were indicated as protective factors for the development of language. Conversely, lower birth weight and higher degree of prematurity emerged as risk factors. Conclusions: Preterm birth and low birth weight poses risks for the language development of children, especially in the first years of life. Therefore, it is essential that pediatricians are aware of the language development of these children to ensure proper treatment. ଝ Como citar este artigo: Zerbeto AB, Cortelo FM, Filho EB. Association between gestational age and birth weight on the language development of Brazilian children: a systematic review. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2015;91:326---32.
Preterm birth and low birth weight poses risks for the language development of children, especially in the first years of life. Therefore, it is essential that pediatricians are aware of the language development of these children to ensure proper treatment.
The lowest score of Group 1 in the WHOQOL-BREF was consistent with the open questions results, showing that aspects such as clinical attendance routine and comprehension difficulties influence caregivers' quality of life. The results corroborate that they should be assisted, since they are a group that deserves healthy actions directed to them.
RESUMO Objetivo: Investigar a participação e funcionalidade de crianças e adolescentes com alterações de fala utilizando a Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde. Método: Pesquisa descritiva-analítica de abordagem qualitativa-quantitativa com 30 participantes com alteração de fala (CAF) e 30 com desenvolvimento típico de fala (DTF). Para a coleta de dados, realizaram-se entrevistas semiestruturadas com os participantes, estudo de prontuário, observação dos participantes quanto aos aspectos de fala e aplicação de questionário estruturado com os responsáveis. Os dados coletados foram utilizados para seleção de qualificadores das categorias da Classificação Internacional de Funcionalidade, Incapacidade e Saúde. Para comparação dos qualificadores entre grupos, utilizou-se o Teste Mann-Whitney, e a análise de conteúdo temática, para as entrevistas. Resultados: Os participantes do grupo CAF relataram maior grau de dificuldade do que o grupo DTF. As alterações de fala repercutiram significativamente em Funções do Corpo (articulação e fluência), Atividades e Participação (conversa, relacionamentos, realização de rotinas e lidar com estresse) e Fatores Ambientais (atitudes de familiares, amigos e conhecidos). Conclusão: Os resultados evidenciam o impacto das alterações de fala e suas implicações sociais para estas crianças e adolescentes. A CIF permitiu compreender a saúde em complexidade e integralidade, possibilitando assim o planejamento de estratégias para amenizar o impacto dessas alterações individual e coletivamente. Podendo ser base, futuramente, para a criação de políticas públicas e ações que poderão melhorar a qualidade de vida e promover a saúde dessa população.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.