Effects of early intervention strategies using telehealth on an infant with Down syndrome: A case study

Purpose: To present the strategies used and the effects of early physiotherapy intervention using telehealth on a Down syndrome infant. Materials and methods: An infant diagnosed with Down syndrome performed the early intervention. Telehealth was performed synchronously according to the biopsychosoc...

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Autores: Tudella, Eloisa, Silva, Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro da, Vasconcelos, Clarissa Cotrim dos Anjos
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade Federal de Itajubá (UNIFEI)
Repositorio:Research, Society and Development
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/14900
Acceso en línea:https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/14900
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Early intervention
Telemonitoring
Telereahabilitation
Down syndrome.
Intervención rápida
Telemonitorización
Telerreahabilitación
Sindrome de Down.
Intervenção precoce
Telemonitoramento
Telereabilitação
Síndrome de Down.
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Sumario:Purpose: To present the strategies used and the effects of early physiotherapy intervention using telehealth on a Down syndrome infant. Materials and methods: An infant diagnosed with Down syndrome performed the early intervention. Telehealth was performed synchronously according to the biopsychosocial model The assessments were carried out using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health checklist. The Alberta Infant Motor Scale and the Brazilian version of the Affordances in the Home Environment for Motor Development - Infant scale were used to assess the activity component and environmental factors, respectively. Evaluations were performed at 5, 50, 79, and 105 days of corrected age. Results: The infant obtained progressive and constant gains during 100 days of early intervention. It is known that environmental and personal factors interfere with the performance of the infant's skills. Conclusion: Early intervention initiated in the first month of life using telehealth in an infant with Down syndrome proved an effective intervention method.