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Vive Revista de Salud
versión impresa ISSN 2664-3243
Resumen
ABRIL MERA, Tania et al. Impact of cancer on the physical condition and quality of life in children, girls, and adolescents. Vive Rev. Salud [online]. 2021, vol.4, n.12, pp.146-156. ISSN 2664-3243. https://doi.org/10.33996/revistavive.v4i12.115.
Childhood cancer comprises different and numerous types of tumors that develop in children and adolescents from 0 to 19 years of age, the majority of which side effects derive from the treatments received and can persist over time.
Objective:
To determine the impact of cancer on the physical condition and quality of life in children and adolescents.
Materials and methods:
With a qualitative-quantitative approach, with a descriptive and relational scope, it has a non-experimental cross-sectional design, a population sample of 104 patients of both sexes and ages 5 to 18 years.
Results:
males predominate and the average age of the group is between 9 and 12 years old, with acute lymphoblastic leukemia the one with the highest incidence; It shows a deficit in muscular strength, flexibility, a predominance of fatigue and little or no physical activity.
Conclusion:
The analysis of this study and its conclusions, it can be evidenced that there are different states of well-being and that their physical condition can be influenced by the type of cancer, duration and treatment received, which results in a marked decrease in its functionality and therefore impact on the execution and integration of its activities of daily life and quality of life.
Palabras clave : Childhood cancer; Quality of life, children and adolescents; Dynamometry; Kiddscreen 52 questionnaire; Brief fatigue inventory.