TELEHEALTH FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Author(s)

Patricia Moreno Grangeiro ; Moisés de Freitas Laurentino ; Fernanda Géa de Lucena Gomes ^[3] ; Daniela Simone Alvarez ^[4] ; César Augusto Moreira ^[5] ; Natália Angélica de Souza ^[6] ; Jennifer Macena Balbino ^[7] ; Candido Leonelli ^[8] ; Ricardo Marcondes Macéa ^[9] ; Clovis Artur Almeida da Silva ^[10]

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Acta Ortopédica Brasileira; v. 30, 2022-07-06.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Children and adolescents with physical disabilities have motor and social-emotional challenges that interfere with their health-related quality of life and put them at greater risk of developing secondary conditions. Moreover, services that provide them therapies are more likely to be restricted, especially for the low-income population. There must be broader actions towards health promotion, offering not only means for physical habilitation and rehabilitation but for social and emotional improvements as well. This goal is attainable by adaptive sports and recreational activities where physical conditioning is accompanied by an improvement in self-esteem and social benefits. With the COVID-19 pandemic and social isolation, children and adolescents with physical disabilities were even further deprived of assistance. Our aim was to report the efforts of a non-governmental sports organization in maintaining physical and psychological care through virtual consultations and to analyze the perceptions of those affected by the process. Level of evidence IV; case series . (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 15/03756-4 - Assessment of relevance of blood levels of drugs in the monitoring rheumatic autoimmune diseases: safety, effectiveness and adherence to therapy
• Grantee: Eloisa Silva Dutra de Oliveira Bonfá
• Support Opportunities: Research Projects - Thematic Grants