Prematuridade e desenvolvimento

: ambiente familiar e o perfil desenvolvimental de um grupo de crianças nascidas prematuramente

Abstract

This study aims to understand how the family environment contributes to the development of premature children. The World Health Organization (2016) understands prematurity as the birth of a baby before 37 weeks. These preterm infants fall into three categories for gestational age: extremely preterm (<28 weeks), very preterm (28 to <32 weeks), or moderately premature (32 to <37 weeks). This condition leads to premature babies being at greater risk, both physically and psychologically. In order to address the problems that may arise over time, the family environment, as well as other contexts, gain great relevance. In this study, 32 children born prematurely in a hospital in the north of the country and respected parents participated. An assessment was conducted between the third and fourth year of life through the Family Environment Screening Questionnaire (RAS), the Ruth Griffiths Mental Development Scale (EDMRG). Sociodemographic data from parents and clinical clinics of children were also considered. The results indicated that there are no significant associations between the sociodemographic data and the family environment and it was also found that there are no differences between the quality of the family environment and the developmental profile. In other words, although the QRAF values mainly indicate suspicious results, the results of the developed profile are globally positive, being possible to investigate the influence of the frequency of preschool structures as promoters of acquired skills.

Date of Award	19 Jul 2017
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Elisa Veiga (Supervisor)