Oferta de programas para el desarrollo integral de la primera infancia en Chile: revisión exploratoria / Program offer for the integral development of early childhood in Chile: scoping review

OBJETIVO: Describir la oferta programática en primera infancia destinada a favorecer el desarrollo infantil integral en Chile. MÉTODO: Se realizó una revisión exploratoria siguiendo el marco método lógico del Joanna Briggs Institute. La búsqueda fue realizada por un investigador y los criterios de inclusión fueron: programas gubernamentales destinados al desarrollo integral en menores de 5 años en Chile. Los datos fueron organizados y sintetizados para describir características del programa y de la o las prestaciones que entrega. RESULTADOS: La búsqueda identificó 2060 documentos y 72 cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Se describen 59 programas vigentes que abarcan la primera infancia, es tando principalmente a cargo de los Ministerio de Justicia, Educación, Salud y Desarrollo Social. Los programas están destinados en su mayoría a la promoción e intervención, se encuentran focalizados en población vulnerable, son intersectoriales y utilizan diversas estrategias para su implementación. CONCLUSIÓN: La oferta programática en Chile para la primera infancia presenta características sugeridas como efectivas para favorecer el desarrollo infantil.

OBJECTIVE: To describe the program offering designed to promote comprehensive early childhood de velopment in Chile. METHOD: A scoping review was carried out following the Joanna Briggs Institute's methodological framework. A researcher conducted the review considering as inclusion criteria go vernment programs aimed at the comprehensive development of children under 5 years of age in Chile. The data were organized and synthesized to describe the characteristics of the program and the service(s) it provides. RESULTS: The search identified 2.060 documents and 72 met the inclusion crite ria. 59 current programs are covering early childhood, which are mainly managed by the Ministries of Justice, Education, Health, and Social Development. Most of the programs are aimed at promotion and intervention, focusing on vulnerable populations, are cross-sectoral, and use different strategies for their implementation. CONCLUSION: The program offering in Chile for early childhood has charac teristics suggested as effective to promote child development.

Perfil da clientela de serviços de intervenção precoce: um enfoque na saúde ocular / Clientele profile of early intervention services: a focus on eye health

Resumo Objetivos: Descrever e analisar o perfil de crianças com alterações no desenvolvimento atendidas em serviços de intervenção precoce (IP) e de suas mães ou cuidadores, dando enfoque a aspectos relacionados a saúde ocular da criança. Métodos: Levantamento quantitativo, de caráter exploratório-descritivo. O instrumento de coleta de dados constituiu-se de um questionário aplicado com mães ou cuidadores de crianças atendidas em serviços de IP. Os dados obtidos foram transcritos em planilha do software Microsoft Excel e analisados com base em estatística descritiva simples. A amostra constituiu-se de 273 sujeitos. Resultados: Houve prevalência da participação das mães (84,2%) com idade entre 30 e 40 anos (38,8%). As crianças tinham entre 1 e 2 anos de idade (34,8%), e, na sua maioria, com Síndrome de Down (26,7%). A média de idade de entrada das crianças nos serviços de IP foi de 7,93 meses e da idade na primeira consulta com o oftalmologista - daqueles que já haviam realizado (82,8%) - foi de 6,8 meses, sendo que 45,6% apresentou alterações oftalmológicas, predominando o estrabismo (40,8%). Conclusões: Os resultados obtidos permitiram a identificação e a caracterização das mães ou cuidadores e das crianças que frequentam os serviços de IP, principalmente em questões referentes à saúde ocular. Compreender o panorama descrito deve subsidiar ações voltadas à educação em saúde ocular, prevenção e reabilitação e devem ser direcionadas aos serviços de IP, aos gestores, às famílias e às crianças.

Abstract Objectives: To describe and analyze the profile of children with developmental disorders treated at early intervention services (IP) and their mothers or caregivers, focusing on aspects related to the child's ocular health. Methods: Quantitative survey, exploratory-descriptive. The data collection instrument consisted of a questionnaire applied with mothers or caregivers of children assisted in IP services. The data were transcribed in Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and analyzed based on simple descriptive statistics. The sample consisted of 273 subjects. Results: There was a prevalence of mothers (84.2%) between 30 and 40 years old (38.8%). The children were between 1 and 2 years of age (34.8%), and, for the most part, with Down's Syndrome (26.7%). The mean age of entry of children in IP services was 7.93 months and the age at first consultation with the ophthalmologist - of those who had already performed (82.8%) - was 6.8 months, with 45,6% presented ophthalmological alterations, predominating strabismus (40.8%). Conclusions: The results obtained allowed the identification and characterization of mothers or caregivers and children attending IP services, especially in questions related to ocular health. Understanding this scenario should support actions aimed at ocular health education, prevention and rehabilitation and should be directed to IP services, managers, families and children.

Características, efectividad y desafíos de la visita domiciliaria en programas de intervención temprana / The characteristics, effectiveness and challenges of home visiting in early intervention programmes

Se revisaron artículos publicados entre 1999 y 2009, en revistas indexadas en PubMED, EBSCO y ProQuest, sobre las características, efectividad y desafíos de los programas de visita domiciliaria orientados a la intervención en infancia temprana, clarificando los alcances y limitaciones de la investigación y sus ámbitos de aplicación. La visita domiciliaria se ha mostrado efectiva para una variedad de áreas relevantes, especialmente sobre el desarrollo de competencias parentales y la relación cuidadorinfante. En términos generales, los programas más efectivos comenzaban en el embarazo, duraban más de un año, contaban con personal especialmente entrenado y se focalizaban en construir una relación de confianza y en modelar la interacción cuidador-infante. Se identificó la importancia de considerar en su diseño las características de la población objetivo, del modelo de visita usado y del agente visitador. A pesar de la evidencia acumulada en estudios anglosajones, los costos asociados a estos programas pueden ser muy altos, implicando barreras que pueden hacer dificultosa su diseminación en los países latinoamericanos. Los autores plantean la necesidad de desarrollar y evaluar otras variantes (por ejemplo, incorporando monitoras comunitarias), ponderando su relación costo/efectividad.

The authors reviewed papers published between 1999 and 2009 in journals indexed in PsycInfo, PubMED, EBSCO and ProQuest concerning the characteristics, effectiveness and challenges of home visit programmes orientated towards early childhood intervention, clarifying the research's scope and limitations and its applications. Home visiting has been shown to be effective for a variety of relevant areas, especially for developing parent skills and child-caregiver relationships. The most effective programmes have started at pregnancy, lasted more than a year, had specially trained staff and have focused on building a trustworthy relationship and on modelling the infant-caregiver interaction. The importance of considering target population characteristics, the visiting model used and the visitor agent was identified in designing these programmes. In spite of the evidence accumulated in Anglo-Saxon studies, the costs associated with these programmes can be very high, thereby implying barriers which can make their dissemination difficult in Latin-American countries. The authors discuss the need for developing and evaluating other variants (i.e. including community agents), considering their cost/effectiveness ratio for treating early childhood problems, needs and characteristics in Latin-America.