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Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Cancer

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  • Olívia Lopes

    (Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Functional Performance, Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora 36038-330, MG, Brazil)

  • Jaqueline Frônio

    (Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Functional Performance, Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora 36038-330, MG, Brazil)

  • Anke Bergmann

    (Molecular Carcinogenesis Program, Instituto Nacional de Câncer (INCA), Rio de Janeiro 20231-050, RJ, Brazil)

  • Rayla Lemos

    (Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora 36038-330, MG, Brazil)

  • Érica Defilipo

    (Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF)—Governador Valadares Campus, Governador Valadares 35012-000, MG, Brazil)

  • Paula Chagas

    (Graduate Program in Rehabilitation Sciences and Physical Functional Performance, Physical Therapy School, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (UFJF), Juiz de Fora 36038-330, MG, Brazil)

Abstract

The aim of the current study was to evaluate the functioning of children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer. This was a cross-sectional, observational study, with children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer, from 2 to 18 years of age, of both sexes, invited to participate in the city of Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The Pediatric Evaluation of Disability Inventory-Computer Adaptive Test (PEDI-CAT) questionnaire was applied to the caregivers to assess the functioning of the participants, in four domains: daily activities, mobility, social/cognitive, and responsibility. In total, 33 children and adolescents participated, of both sexes, with a mean age of 9.23 years. The results showed that in the mobility category, participants older than 8 years presented worse functioning (OR = 22.000, 95% CI = 3.415–141.733, p = 0.0001). Children older than 8 years of age and adolescents with different types of cancer showed a higher chance of presenting lower mobility than their normal peers of the same age and compared with children under 8 years of age. Understanding the impact of childhood cancer is important for the physiotherapist to determine treatment strategies for this population who live with dysfunctions left by the cancer treatment.

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  • Olívia Lopes & Jaqueline Frônio & Anke Bergmann & Rayla Lemos & Érica Defilipo & Paula Chagas, 2022. "Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Cancer," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(15), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:15:p:9762-:d:882980
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