Physical performance before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in pediatric patients: a potential role for prehabilitation.

ABSTRACT: The trajectory of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is often accompanied by physically disabling complications that impair physical performance of pediatric patients. However, knowledge about when impairments in physical performance arise and the factors contributing to these impairments is limited. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective analysis of physical performance 100 days post-HSCT in patients aged 3-18 years. Additionally, we aim to elucidate the relationship between pre- and post-HSCT physical performance and to unravel the impact of intensive HSCT procedures on post-HSCT physical performance. To explore associations between physical performance outcomes post-HSCT and covariates, linear regression models were estimated. Seventy-seven patients were included with a med

SUBMITTER: den Hartog E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530373 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature