Psychomotor development in children up to 5 years of age from 2019 to 2022

Abstract

Psychomotor development is the acquisition of skills in different areas, which develops throughout childhood, evaluating skills in healthy child check-ups, with different guidelines, at their respective stages. During 2020, a global health crisis occurred with regard to the SARS-COV-2 virus, in which children suffered a major change, such as the suspension and non-attendance of healthy child check-ups, directly affecting the inability to assess skills and development, nor take preventive measures in cases of a deficit. Objective: To describe the performance of children up to 5 years of age in their psychomotor development from 2019 to 2022 at the Malaquías Concha Family Health Centre. Methodology: A quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive, and observational study to compare psychomotor development results obtained during the 3-4 years. Data was collected from the Monthly Statistical Summary system, using random or incidental, non-probabilistic sampling. Results: There was an upward trend in abnormal results over the 4 years. Despite this, 75% of children obtained normal results. Discussion: It is difficult to make a realistic and accurate comparison between 3 and 4 years of age, as the sample size decreases significantly in 2020 and 2021 due to the global health context. Conclusion: From a nursing perspective, it is important to continue to follow the guidelines correctly and in detail in order to investigate and avoid future complications.