Cardiorespiratory fitness and physical function in children with cancer from diagnosis throughout treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with cancer experience severe reductions in physical fitness and functionality during and following intensive treatment. This may negatively impact their quality of life.

Purpose

To describe the physical capacity and functionality of children with cancer during and after treatment as well as the feasibility of physical activity intervention in the Rehabilitation including Social and Physical activity and Education in Children and Teenagers with Cancer study.

Patients and methods

The study included children diagnosed from January 2013 to April 2016 with paediatric cancer or Langerhans cell histiocytosis, all treated with chemotherapy. Seventy-five of 78 consecutively eligible children (96.2%) were included. Median age was 11 years (range 6‒18). The

SUBMITTER: Thorsteinsson T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5530132 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature