Nível de proficiência motora em diferentes grupos de crianças e adolescentes asmáticos

Abstract

The objective of this study was to assess and analyze the performance in tests of static balance, proprioception, time of simple reaction and ample motor coordination in asthmatic children and adolescents, considering the level of physical activity, severity of asthma and the participation in specific motor activities for asthmatic people. The group of study was formed by 53 youngsters with average of age around 11,62 years old, with different levels of asthma and involvement in physical activity. For the data collect it was used the International Questionnaire of Physical Activity – short version for the classification of involvement in physical activities, and the International Questionnaire of Asthma and Allergy Study, for the level of asthma assessment. Moreover, it was done motor tests for the assessment of the proprioception, static balance, ample motor coordination and time of simple reaction. For the data analysis it was used W statistic of Shapiro-Wilk for the assessment of the scores’s distribution and descriptive statistic for identification of the values for the medium central tendency and standard deviation. For the analysis of the differences of performances among the groups it was applied the “t” test, considering significance of p<0,05. The statistical pack used was SPSS version 8.0 for Windows. The results point out that considering the level of physical activity, severity of asthma and insertion in specific motor physical activities for asthmatic people as the first parameter (level of physical activity) it seems to be more determinative in the development of the physical capabilities assessed in children and adolescents with asthma.