Fatiga y calidad de vida en niños, niñas y adolescentes con cáncer hematológico.

Abstract

Objectives: The objective of the present study was to relate fatigue and quality of life in girls, boys and teenagers with hematologic cancer. Methods: It is a retrospective investigation that included boys, girls and teenagers with hematologic cancer in Solca (n=64; men and women) aged between 2 to 18 years, the members participated in an evaluation battery that measures the quality of life related and an assessment battery that measures the level of fatigue in an oncology patient. Results: The number of participants from the sample, by sex was male (n=37) and female (n=27). The mean value of fatigue was (5.72 ± 0.53 and 5.85 ± 0.51), in physical activity and health (1.49 ± 0.17 and 1.44 ± 0.13) in men and women respectively. The mean age value was 5.81 ± 2.46 in the range of 2 to 10 years and 14.55 ± 2.15 in the range of 11 to 18 years. According to the age range, there was a higher prevalence of fatigue in children than teenagers and more in women than in men. Conclusion: The present study sought to relate fatigue and health-related quality of life in a population group of children and teenagers with hematologic cancer. There is no correlation between the variables, with findings of moderate fatigue and low levels of quality of life in the population, suggesting future collaborating a multidisciplinary approach to provide appropriate therapies that benefit cancer patient.