Profile analysis of disabled patients in the Amazon Child Health Institute

Abstract Introduction Disabled people is anybody that has physical, intellectual, social or emotional alteration. They can have impediments that last for a short period of time or for the entire life. Objective Describe the clinical profile of disabled patients admitted to Instituto de Saúde da Criança do Amazonas (ICAM). Material and method Thirty-four patients were analyzed, data such as gender, age, origin, basis pathology and oral health condition were collected. The data obtained were organized and tabulated in Microsoft Excel 2013. Result There was a prevalence of males with 70% and 30% females. The age group had a predominance of 8 years. Most of the patients 60% were from Amazonas inland cities and 40% from the capital. Regarding to the pathology, Neurological Disease was prevalent in 44% of the cases, followed by the following: Down Syndrome 18%, Autistic Spectrum Disorder 12%, Myelomeningocele 12%, Deafness 3%, Diabetes 3%, Prader Willi Syndrome 3%, Moebius Syndrome 3% and Lenox Syndrome 3%. Concerning to oral condition, 44% showed a poor oral condition, 32% deficient and 24% satisfactory. Conclusion Most of the children were male, 8 years old, from Amazonas inland cities, with neurological deficiency and poor oral condition, suggesting that the presence of the dental surgeon composing the multidisciplinary hospital team helps to outline a preventive and curative treatment plan suitable for these individuals.**摘要** 残疾人是指存在躯体、智力、社交或情感功能异常的个体，其可能存在短期或终身性的功能障碍。**研究目的** 本研究旨在描述入住亚马孙州儿童健康研究所（Instituto de Saúde da Criança do Amazonas, ICAM）的残疾患者的临床特征。**材料与方法** 本研究共分析34例患者，收集其性别、年龄、来源地、基础疾病及口腔健康状况等数据，并使用Microsoft Excel 2013对获取的数据进行整理与制表。**结果** 男性患者占比70%，女性患者占比30%。患者年龄以8岁组最为集中。60%的患者来自亚马孙州内陆城市，40%来自州首府。基础疾病方面，神经系统疾病占比最高（44%），其次依次为：唐氏综合征（Down Syndrome，18%）、孤独症谱系障碍（Autistic Spectrum Disorder，12%）、脊髓脊膜膨出（Myelomeningocele，12%）、耳聋（3%）、糖尿病（3%）、普拉德-威利综合征（Prader Willi Syndrome，3%）、莫比乌斯综合征（Moebius Syndrome，3%）及伦诺克斯综合征（Lenox Syndrome，3%）。口腔健康状况方面，44%的患者口腔状况较差，32%为一般，24%为良好。**结论** 本研究纳入的残疾儿童多为男性，年龄集中在8岁，来自亚马孙州内陆城市，存在神经系统功能缺损且口腔健康状况不佳。这提示，牙科医师加入医院多学科团队，有助于为该类人群制定适宜的预防与治疗方案。