METHOD OF ESTIMATING DEGREE OF LIFE ACTIVITY LIMITATIONS IN CHILDREN IN CATEGORY ABILITY TO ORIENTATE THEMSELVES Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC A61B5/16 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to methods of estimating degree of life activity limitations in category "ability to orientate themselves" in children of different age. Testing by criteria, which characterise ability to orientate themselves is carried out. Estimated are: determination of time by surrounding signs, determination of location, determination of location of external objects, events and themselves with respect to time and space reference points, awareness of their own personality, mental image, scheme of body and its parts, perception and adequate response to coming information. Correspondence of criterion to age period in norm is evaluated as 3 points. Lack of correspondence of criterion to age period in norm or delay in performance by one age period is evaluated as 2 points. Delay in performance by two age periods is evaluated as 1 point, and delay by three age periods is evaluated as 0 points. Obtained points are summed up, total number of points, obtained in testing serving as estimation of degree of life activity limitations in said category in each age period. Deviation from maximal sum of points is calculated in percent and reduction of number of obtained points by 0-4% is classified as absence of life activity limitations, reduction by 5-24% - as insignificant limitations 1 degree, reduction by 25-49% - as moderately expressed limitations - 2 degree, reduction by 50-95% - as severe limitations - 3 degree, by 96-100% - as absolute limitation of life activity.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to determine degree of impairment of ability to orientate themselves in children of different age.

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