The detrimental association between fear of falling and motor performance in older cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer patients with chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) are at increased risk of falls and developing fear of falling (FoF). Although FoF may continue to impair motor performance and increase the risk of falling even further, this association remains unexplored in CIPN.

Research question

Does high FoF in patients with CIPN further deteriorate motor performance beyond the impairment from CIPN-related sensory deficits?

Methods

In this secondary analysis of data collected from two clinical trials, gait parameters during habitual walking condition and postural sway parameters during 30-second quiet standing (eye-open and eyes-closed) were compared among older participants (≥ 65 years) with CIPN and high FoF (CIPN FoF+; n=16), older participants w

SUBMITTER: Kang GE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8316411 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature