Análise dos domínios da CIF nos instrumentos de avaliação de crianças e adolescentes com paralisia cerebral em uso no Brasil

Abstract

Objective: to analyze the instruments that are used in Brazil for the assessment of children and adolescents with Cerebral Palsy (CP) based on the conceptual theoretical model of the ICF. Method: an integrative review conducted in the Pubmed / Medline, Embase, Scopus, Web of Science, Cinahl, Lilacs Scielo and Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations databases. The bibliographic survey was carried out between October and December 2020, with a sensitized search strategy to include articles published in English, Portuguese or Spanish that presented instruments for the assessment of children and adolescents with CP with at least one psychometric property tested in the Brazilian population. Results: twenty-five instruments went through a concept extraction and coding process according to the ICF, generating a total of 2438 concepts and codes. It was observed that the activity domain was the most prevalent, making up 48% (n = 1171) of the codes, followed by the function domains (17.8%), environmental factors (9.6%), participation (5.7%), structure (3.0%) and personal factors (1.4%). Only one instrument, the “Sarah Evaluation Scale”, covered all domains of the ICF in its content. Conclusion: In the analyzed instruments, the activity domain prevails and the other domains, although present in most instruments, are still little explored.