title: [Activities and participation of children with cerebral palsy according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health].
abstract: Cerebral palsy is among the most common motor disabilities in our midst that limits individuals from carrying out their normal daily routines. The adjacent alterations, characterization, and participation of the child in these activities is not appropriated explored in the literature. The objective of this survey was to describe the capacity and performance of the children with cerebral palsy treated at an institution in the city of Fortaleza as to their capacity to carry out tasks and participate in daily life activities as stated in the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health. Thirty-two children were evaluated. The data collected was grouped by the software Statistical Package of Social of Science (SPSS). The ICF had proportioned an objective description from cerebral palsy disabilities. It was clear that the impact that the disease has on the life of the children.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE.
authors.forename: Ismênia de Carvalho
authors.initials: Ide C
authors.lastname: Brasileiro
authors.forename: Thereza Maria Magalhães
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Maria Salete Bessa
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jorge
authors.forename: Maria Veraci Oliveira
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Daniele Gardano Bucharles
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Mont'Alverne
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D002547:Cerebral Palsy / Q000503:physiopathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male