Nivel de la función motora global en niños de 0 a 5 años con síndrome de down que asisten al Centro Cedin Down y al Centro de Rehabilitación Integral Especializado Cuenca No 5, Cuenca 2023

Abstract

Background: Functional motor capacity is one of the abilities that allows human beings to perform movement activities, an inherent quality of people's daily life. Children with Down syndrome, due to their condition, face difficulties since their muscle tone usually decreases, which affects their motor function. Therefore, it is important to evaluate the boys and girls who attend Cedin Down Center and Cuenca Specialized Rehabilitation Center No. 5, using the GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE (GMFM-SP) instrument. Objective: To determine the level of gross motor function in children ages O to 5 years with Down syndrome who attend Cedin Down Center and Cuenca Specialized Rehabilitation Center NO. 5, Cuenca 2023 Methods: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, and descriptive study, with a sample of 50 boys and girls; data was processed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25 and Microsoft Excel 2019 software. Results: Of the population studied, 8% is in level I; 58% in level Il; 26% in level lll, and 8% in level IV. The level with the highest frequency is level Il (58%). Conclusions: Children under 6 years of age in the aforementioned centers are in motor level II (walks with limitations), with a higher prevalence in males aged 37-48 months.