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

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely to methods of estimating degree of impairment of life activity in category "ability to self-service" in children of different age. By means of testing the following criteria are estimated: washing; care for parts of body, physiological functions, dressing, intake of food, drinking, care of their health, everyday life, each criterion of estimation of said abilities being evaluated in 4-point system. Testing is carried out for three age periods, previous to child's age at the moment of examination. 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, delay by three age periods is evaluated as 0 points. Obtained points are summed up, total number of points, obtained in testing serves 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 life activity limitations in category ability to self-service in children of different age, as well as compose individual programme of rehabilitation.

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