Evaluación de la madurez neuropsicológica a niños de 3 a 5 años, del Hospital Homero Castanier Crespo, Azogues 2021

Abstract

During early childhood, the assessment of neurodevelopment is important, highlighting the evaluation of Neuropsychological Maturity; for, in the presence of warning signs of cognitive and behavioral functions an early attention to these needs of the child and his family, prevents or minimizes alterations in their development by enhancing their skills and guaranteeing their future learning; therefore, the application of the Child Neuropsychological Maturity Questionnaire (CUMANIN) in children who attend the Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital is necessary to determine the degree of neuropsychological maturity. General Objective To evaluate the neuropsychological maturity of children from 3 to 5 years of the Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital. Methodology Quantitative, observational descriptive, prospective study of children from 3 to 5 years attending the Homero Castanier Crespo Hospital. The data collection was carried out with the application of the CUMANIN Test and medical history. For the analysis of the results, the statistical program IBM SPSS Statistics 25, Microsoft Excel 2016 and Microsoft Word 2016 were used. Results Of the total population investigated, 55,6% belong to the female sex, of which 11,1% presented a deficit in their level of neuropsychological maturity, while 22,2% presented alert and satisfactory in the same percentage; 44,4% belong to the male sex, with 8,3% in a deficit, 16,7% in alert and 19,4% in satisfactory in relation to their neuropsychological maturity. Depending on the age, 50,0% belongs to the range of 4 years – 4 years,11 months. In general, 41,7% of the studied population presented a satisfactory level in their neuropsychological maturity.