title: Care needs of children with disabilities - Use of the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the care needs reported by caregivers of children with disabilities going through the school inclusion process using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study with 181 children aged 7 to 10 years with physical or mental disabilities, undergoing the inclusion process in Elementary school in 2007.
  
  
  METHODS
  31 schools of the Regional Education Board - District of Penha, East Side the city of São Paulo. The children's care needs according to the caregivers were assessed in three areas - self-care, mobility and social function, using the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory, according to the following score: 5, Independent; 4, Supervision; 3, Minimum Assistance; 2, Moderate Assistance; 1, Maximum Assistance and 0, Total Assistance. For statistical analysis, we used Student's t-test and analysis of variance (ANOVA), with p<0.05 being statistically significant.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The lower means, with statistically significant differences, were observed for the items related to social function (55.8 to 72.0), followed by self-care functions (56.0 to 96.5); for all types of disabilities, except for children with physical disabilities, who had lower means for self-care (56.0) and mobility (63.8).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Social function was the area referred to as the one that needed a higher degree of assistance from the caregiver and the Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory is a tool that can help identify these needs and develop a more targeted intervention.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Moreira
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Teles
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: Rosa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Resegue
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brasil. Electronic address: rosanapuccini@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Rosana Fiorini
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Puccini
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D005260:Female; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D066086:Health Services for Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
keywords: Atividades cotidianas; Children with disabilities; Crianças com deficiência; Daily activities; Health of individuals with disabilities; Reabilitação; Rehabilitation; Saúde da pessoa com deficiência