Impacto de la pandemia: acceso a la salud y la educación de los pacientes atendidos en 2019 y 2020 en Policlínica de Neurodesarrollo del Servicio de Neuropediatría del CHPR  <span class="so-article-trans-title" dir="auto"> Translated title: Impacto da pandemia: acesso à saúde e educação para pacientes atendidos durante os anos 2019 e 2020 na Policlínica de Neurodesenvolvimento do Serviço de Neuropediatria do CHPR </span> <span class="so-article-trans-title" dir="auto"> Translated title: Impact of the pandemic on the health and education of patients who received assistance at the Pereira Rossell Pediatric Hospital’s Neurodevelopment Clinic in 2019 and 2020 </span>

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Resumen: La pandemia ha repercutido en los hábitos cotidianos y en la salud de las personas en múltiples formas, afectando el acceso a las consultas médicas, tratamientos especializados y educación. Las poblaciones con mayor vulnerabilidad socioeconómica o de salud, o ambas, parten de un lugar más desfavorecido respecto a otras ante una situación de pandemia. En el marco de la situación sanitaria de emergencia, realizamos un estudio con el fin de conocer el perfil de desarrollo de los niños atendidos en la Policlínica de Neurodesarrollo del Servicio de Neuropediatría del CHPR durante 2020 y comparar el acceso a servicios de salud y educación con el de aquellos atendidos en 2019, por medio de un estudio descriptivo longitudinal. La información fue relevada mediante entrevista telefónica con los referentes y el análisis de los informes de la evaluación del desarrollo realizada. Según los resultados obtenidos se constata un menor acceso a la educación y a la salud en tiempos de pandemia y repercusiones variadas en la vida cotidiana de los niños con trastornos del neurodesarrollo, manifestando los referentes 60% de impacto negativo, principalmente en el aumento de la irritabilidad y la inquietud. Las restricciones de la pandemia han puesto en primer plano las consecuencias de problemáticas que existían previamente, como ser el costoso acceso a tratamientos especializados y dificultades en el acceso a la educación de calidad adaptada al perfil de desarrollo de cada niño. Esperamos, con el presente trabajo, aportar en mejorar las condiciones ambientales y el acceso a oportunidades de los niños pequeños con patologías del desarrollo.

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Resumo: A pandemia teve impacto nos hábitos diários e na saúde das pessoas de múltiplas formas, afetando o acesso a consultas médicas, tratamentos especializados e educação. As populações com maior vulnerabilidade socioeconómica e/ou sanitária partem dum nível mais desfavorecido quando confrontados com a situação pandêmica. No âmbito da situação de emergência sanitária, realizamos um estudo descritivo longitudinal com o objetivo de conhecer o perfil de desenvolvimento das crianças atendidas na referida Policlínica durante o ano de 2020 e comparar o acesso aos serviços de saúde e educação com o das crianças atendidas no ano de 2019. As informações foram coletadas através de entrevistas telefônicas com os referentes e da análise dos relatórios da avaliação de desenvolvimento realizada. De acordo com os resultados obtidos, há menor acesso à educação e à saúde em tempos de pandemia e existem repercussões variadas no quotidiano das crianças com perturbações do neurodesenvolvimento. Os referentes reportaram um impacto negativo de 60%, principalmente no aumento da irritabilidade e da inquietação. As restrições da pandemia trouxeram as consequências de problemas anteriormente existentes, como o acesso dispendioso a tratamentos especializados e as dificuldades de acesso a uma educação de qualidade e adaptada ao perfil de desenvolvimento de cada criança. Esperamos com este trabalho contribuir para a melhoria das condições ambientais e do acesso a oportunidades para crianças pequenas com patologias de desenvolvimento.

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Summary: The pandemic has impacted people’s daily habits and health in multiple ways, affecting access to medical consultations, specialized treatments, and education. Populations with greater socioeconomic and/or health vulnerability start from a more disadvantaged level in a pandemic situation. Within the framework of the emergency health situation, we carried out a longitudinal descriptive study in order to know the development profile of the children assisted at the CHPR Clinic in 2020 and compared their access to health and education services to those assisted in 2019. The data was collected through a telephone interview with the referents and the data analyses were obtained from the development assessment reports carried out. The results showed that there is less access to education and health in pandemic times and there are various impacts on the daily life of children with neurodevelopmental disorders. Referents showed a 60% negative impact, mainly in the increase in irritability and restlessness. The pandemic restrictions brought on the consequences of previously existing problems, such as expensive access to specialized treatments and difficulty to access quality education adapted to the development profile of individual children. This paper intends to contribute to the improvement of the environmental conditions and access to opportunities of young children with developmental pathologies.

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Jack Shonkoff, Andrew S Garner (2012)

Advances in fields of inquiry as diverse as neuroscience, molecular biology, genomics, developmental psychology, epidemiology, sociology, and economics are catalyzing an important paradigm shift in our understanding of health and disease across the lifespan. This converging, multidisciplinary science of human development has profound implications for our ability to enhance the life prospects of children and to strengthen the social and economic fabric of society. Drawing on these multiple streams of investigation, this report presents an ecobiodevelopmental framework that illustrates how early experiences and environmental influences can leave a lasting signature on the genetic predispositions that affect emerging brain architecture and long-term health. The report also examines extensive evidence of the disruptive impacts of toxic stress, offering intriguing insights into causal mechanisms that link early adversity to later impairments in learning, behavior, and both physical and mental well-being. The implications of this framework for the practice of medicine, in general, and pediatrics, specifically, are potentially transformational. They suggest that many adult diseases should be viewed as developmental disorders that begin early in life and that persistent health disparities associated with poverty, discrimination, or maltreatment could be reduced by the alleviation of toxic stress in childhood. An ecobiodevelopmental framework also underscores the need for new thinking about the focus and boundaries of pediatric practice. It calls for pediatricians to serve as both front-line guardians of healthy child development and strategically positioned, community leaders to inform new science-based strategies that build strong foundations for educational achievement, economic productivity, responsible citizenship, and lifelong health.