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Participation is a critical concept for children's health and their interaction with the context in which they live. Recently, participation has been understood as a family of constructs that includes attendance (frequency of activities carried out) and involvement (engagement, persistence, social connection, affection, and personal preferences). Young children with disabilities are at risk of experiencing participation restriction, which reinforces the importance of incorporating participation assessment measures into child rehabilitation. In this sense, the Participation and Environment Measure - Young Children (YC-PEM) stands out, an instrument developed based on the model of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), centered on the perception of the caregiver, to assess the participation and environment of young children, with or without disabilities. |
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