Nivel de dependencia en pacientes con parálisis cerebral que acuden a la Sociedad Ecuatoriana Pro-Rehabilitación de los Lisiados (SERLI) de Guayaquil.

Abstract

Cerebral palsy is a non-progressive disorder that affects the physical and intellectual condition of those who suffer from it being the cause of a central nervous system injury, it can be classified into several types: Spastic, Discinetic, Ataxic and Mixed. The objective of this study is to determine the level of dependence in patients from 2 to 20 years of age who attend the Ecuadorian Pro-Rehabilitation of the Disabled (SERLI) of Guayaquil. The study was carried out with a quantitative approach since the phenomena will be measured, which will be used in the experimentation and the cause -effect relationship will be analyzed, the scope and perspective is of a descriptive type, which seeks to specify the properties, characteristics of the phenomenon analyze this being the physical functional condition in the population and the method used is deductive because it started from the general to the particular, through a non-probabilistic sampling. The results after the field investigation indicated that 12 patients had a severe level of dependence, which corresponded in 60% of the sample; and when performing the Motor Function Measurement Test (GMFSC), it was evident that 65% of the 20 patients were in level IV, 20% in level III and 15% in level V. Concluded that the level of dependence It is severe in patients from 2 to 20 years of age.