Valoración del desarrollo psicomotor en niños de 4 y 5 años que acuden al Centro de Salud Tipo C el Cisne II de la ciudad de Guayaquil, período 2024.

Abstract

The assessment of psychomotor development is a fundamental process that allows us to observe and analyze motor skills, both gross and fine, as well as the cognitive and social development of the child. Objective: To assess psychomotor development in children aged 4 and 5 years who attend the El Cisne II Type C Health Center in the city of Guayaquil, period 2024. Method: Descriptive, Quantitative, Prospective, Cross-sectional. Technique: Survey. Instrument: Denver Development Scale II. Sample: We worked with 165 children between 4 and 5 years of age. Results: 52% of the minors evaluated were 4 years old and 48% were 5 years old, 55% are women and 45% are men, 48% of the mothers answered that the minors are of mixed ethnicity, 60% of the Mothers have identified their child as having a low socioeconomic level. In the Denver 2 test: in gross motor skills, 11% failed to catch the ball when it bounced; In fine-adaptive motor skills, 13% of minors failed to imitate a cube model or drawing a man in 3 parts; In language skills, 48% cannot compose in threes; in personal/social skills, 23% failed to button their shirt. It is concluded that the children evaluated frequently failed the language skills test, such as the composition of 3 by 3, with an average of 26% of cases.