Avaliou-se a amplitude de movimento articular em crianças com deficiências visuais congênitas. Foram avaliadas 75 crianças entre 5 e 12 anos de idade, sendo 49 com acuidade visual normal e 26 portadoras de deficiência visual. Dois avaliadores realizaram a medida da amplitude de movimento articular ativa e passiva, pela goniometria do ombro e quadril, em todos os eixos de movimento. Todos os avaliadores realizaram um teste de correlação entre os dados obtidos, para determinação da confiabilidade interavaliador, por meio do coeficiente de correlação intraclasse (ICC). Nos indivíduos com deficiência visual houve diferença estatisticamente significativa, com maiores valores de amplitude de movimento para rotação medial e lateral de ombro e rotação lateral de quadril. Foram encontradas: alta correlação na confiabilidade interexaminador (ICC>0,70) para 9 (22,5%) grupos de amplitude de movimento articular, correlação moderada (0,7>ICC>0,5) para 25 (62,5%) grupos e baixa correlação para 6 (15%) grupos de amplitudes de movimento. As crianças amostradas com deficiência visual congênita apresentaram maior mobilidade articular para as amplitudes de movimento rotacional do ombro e quadril que as crianças sem comprometimentos visuais, embora tenham apresentado também menores valores para amplitude de movimento articular de abdução e extensão de ombros.

To assess the articular range of motion in children with congenital visual impairment. Were evaluated 75 children between five and twelve years old, 49 with normal visual acuity and 26 visually impaired. Two evaluators performed the measure of active and passive range of motion by goniometry of shoulder and hip in all axes of motion. All examiners made a test of correlation between data obtained, to determine the inter-rater reliability, using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC). In individuals with visual impairments was statistically significant difference, with higher range of motion in individuals with visual impairments to medial and lateral rotation of shoulder and hip lateral rotation. Were found: high correlation in the inter-rater reliability (ICC>0.70) for 9 (22.5%) groups of articular range of motion, moderate correlation (0.7>ICC>0.5) for 25 (62.5%) groups and low correlation to 6 (15%) groups ranges of motion. Sampled children with congenital visual impairment showed greater joint mobility for rotational range of motion of the shoulder and hip than children with normal visual acuity, although they have also shown lower values for articular range of motion in abduction and extension in shoulders.

Se evaluó la amplitud de movimiento articular en niños con deficiencias visuales congénitas. Se evaluaron a 75 niños con edades entre 5 y 12 años, siendo 49 con acuidad visual normal y 26 con deficiencia visual. Dos evaluadores realizaron la medición de la amplitud de movimiento articular activa y pasiva mediante goniometría del hombro y de la cadera, en todos los ejes de movimiento. Todos los evaluadores realizaron un test de correlación entre los datos obtenidos para la determinación de la fiabilidad interevaluador, por medio del coeficiente de correlación intraclase (ICC). En los individuos con deficiencia visual hubo diferencia estadísticamente significativa, con mayores valores de amplitud de movimiento para la rotación medial y lateral del hombro y rotación lateral de la cadera. Fueron encontradas: alta correlación de fiabilidad interevaluadores (ICC>0,70) para 9 (22,5%) grupos de amplitud de movimiento articular, correlación moderada (0,7>ICC>0,5) para 25 (62,5%) grupos y baja correlación para 6 (15%) grupos de amplitudes de movimiento. Los niños incluidos en la muestra con deficiencia visual congénita presentaron mayor movilidad articular para las amplitudes de movimiento de rotación del hombro y de la cadera que los niños sin deficiencias visuales, aunque también presentaron valores más bajos para la amplitud de movimiento articular de abducción y extensión de hombros.

BACKGROUND:The Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale was developed to quantify the self-perceived level of confidence in performing specific activities without losing balance or becoming unsteady. The ABC scale has been adopted in clinical practice and in research, although cross-cultural differences may impose difficulties in its use.OBJECTIVE: To translate, cross-culturally adapt and verify the intra- and inter-rater reliability of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the ABC scale and describe the self-perceived balance confidence of elderly Brazilian people. METHOD:The ABC scale was translated and culturally adapted. To verify the intra- and inter-rater reliability, 40 elderly individuals with ages ranging from 60 to 88 years were interviewed. The scale was administered by two raters on the same day and readministered after seven days by rater 1. To test the reliability, we used the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC).RESULTS: Six items from the ABC scale were considered culturally, semantically or regionally inappropriate and were modified. The intra-rater reproducibility was excellent (ICC=0.94), and the inter-rater reproducibility was very good (ICC=0.80). The self-perception of balance in specific activities of the elderly was considered very good, with an average of 81.7 and scores ranging from 61.2 to 96.7.CONCLUSION: The ABC scale was translated and culturally adapted for the Brazilian population and presents good intra- and inter-rater reliability. The self-perceived balance confidence in elderly Brazilian people evaluated with the ABC scale is moderate.