Functioning of Children and Adolescents with Cancer

Olívia Lopes, Jaqueline Frônio, Anke Bergmann, Rayla Lemos, Érica Defilipo and Paula Chagas ()
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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

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 15, 1-10

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.

Keywords: cancer; childhood; functioning; mobility; physical therapy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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