Functional skills of children with deficiencies in school inclusion--barriers to effective inclusion/Habilidades funcionais de criancas com deficiencias em inclusao escolar-- barreiras para uma inclusao efetiva

The scope of this article is to describe the disabilities of students in the process of inclusion by means of the PEDI--Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted. The population studied included 181 students (7-10 years old) from 31 public schools in Sao Paulo. Using a questionnaire applied to the caregiver, 197 activities were evaluated in the areas of self-care, mobility and social function. In accordance with the PEDI, differences (p < 0.05) in student performance were observed between grades in the scales of self-care (average of 77.8% in the 1st grade and 95.2% in the 4th grade) and mobility (average of 90% in the 1st grade and 99.8% in the 4th grade); social function had the lowest averages, except for those with physical disabilities, in which the most affected area was mobility (average of 62.7%). The PEDI enabled the identification of disabilities per group and individual disability, which may constitute an important tool for targeted intervention and follow-up at school. Key words Health of people with deficiencies or disabilities, Children with deficiencies, Rehabilitation, Daily activities O objetivo deste artigo e descrever as incapacidades de alunos em processo de inclusao por meio do PEDI (Inventario de Avaliacao Pediatrica de Incapacidades). Estudo transversal analitico. Populacao: 181 alunos (7-10 anos) de 31 escolas municipais de Sao Paulo. Por meio de questionario aplicado ao cuidador, foram avaliadas 197 atividades nas areas de autocuidado, mobilidade e funcao social. Diferencas (p < 0,05) no desempenho dos alunos, segundo o PEDI, foram observadas entre as series nas escalas de autocuidado (media de 77,8% na 1a serie e de 95,2% na 4a serie) e mobilidade (media de 90,0% na 1a serie e 99,8% na 4a serie); a funcao social apresentou as menores medias, excecao ao grupo com deficiencia fisica, cuja area mais afetada foi a mobilidade (media de 62,7%). O PEDI permitiu a identificacao de incapacidades por grupo de deficiencias e individual, podendo constituir instrumento importante para intervencao direcionada e acompanhamento na escola. Palavras-chave Saude da pessoa com deficiencia ou incapacidade, Criancas com deficiencia, Reabilitacao, Atividades cotidianas