Evaluación fisioterapéutica de niños, niñas y adolescentes con cáncer y su asociación con la calidad de vida.

Abstract

Childhood cancer is considered by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the diseases with the highest mortality rate in children and adolescents. In Ecuador of every 100 cases of cancer 5 are childhood. Objective: Determinate the physical condition of children and adolescents with cancer and its association with their quality of life. Methodology: The research approach is quantitative, with descriptive and relational scope analyzing the variables of the physical condition and quality of life, it has a non-experimental design, cross-sectional and the instruments taken into consideration were clinical history, dynamometry, Sit and test reach, goniometry, six-minute test, Brief Fatigue Inventory (IBF) and KIDSCREEN-52 quality of life questionnaire. Sample: Taking as a sample 104 patients from 5 to 18 years old, male and female, Results: Male sex predominates and the average age of the group is between 9 and 12 years old, with acute lymphoblastic leukemia being the one with the highest incidence ; It shows a deficit in muscle strength, flexibility, a predominance of small physical activity. Therefore, it has an impact on the execution and integration of their daily life activities and quality of life. Therefore, a guide to functional and recreational exercises for children and adolescents with cancer and hospitalization is presented as a proposal.