PROCESSO DE AQUISIÇÃO DO CONTROLE ESFINCTERIANO EM CRIANÇAS COM PARALISIA CEREBRAL.

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common cause of physical disability in the first years of life, with repercussions on all functions of the individual. The objective of the study is to analyze the acquisition process of sphincter control in children with CP. It is an observational, cross-sectional and descriptive study, carried out with 31 caregivers of children with CP. An interview with 33 questions was conducted. Caregivers with an average age of 37.2 years, predominantly females with low educational and socioeconomic levels. Of the children, with an average age of 7.5 years, 45.16% acquired sphincter control, 87.1% of caregivers did not receive guidance for toilet training. In children with CP, there may be a delay in the acquisition of motor development, which was found in the study, sitting and walking are important developmental acquisitions to obtain sphincter control. Caregivers did not receive guidance regarding toileting. Of the studied children with CP, most have not yet acquired sphincter control despite being old enough to do so. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]