title: School dysfunction in 5 to 19 year old children with only motor disabilities seen at a reference hospital in Argentina.
abstract: Although children with only motor disabilities have no intellectual disabilities and should attend a regular school, in the pediatric practice it has been observed that there is a high level of heterogeneity in their education. The objective of our study was to establish the prevalence of school dysfunction in children with only motor disabilities who are seen in a reference hospital, and explore if there are socio-demographic, medical and/or school outcome measures related to school dysfunction. The study was cross-sectional, observational, analytical, and comparative. Two hundred and eighty-eight 5 to 19 year old patients with only motor disabilities were included (September 2011-February 2012). Of them, 25% (72) had school dysfunction. A history of surgery (OR= 10.8 [4.23-27.57]), a poor maternal education (OR= 4.20 [1.18-14.9]), chronic pain (OR= 3.62 [1.77-7.40]), and the use of a wheelchair (OR= 3.01 [1.48-6.10]) were found to be statistically significant risk factors for school dysfunction. In our sample, being an only child (OR= 0.09 [0.01-0.54]) was a protective factor.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Crecimiento y Desarrollo.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Celin
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: María Silvina
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bevilacqua
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Cuidados Paliativos, Hospital Nacional de Pediatría Prof. Dr. Juan P. Garrahan, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Cecilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shimoji
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Crecimiento y Desarrollo.
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fano
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001118:Argentina; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D000068079:Motor Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D055815:Young Adult