Estudio retrospectivo de la prevalencia de la fatiga en niños, niñas y adolescentes con cáncer.

Abstract

According to the WHO, cancer is considered one of the main causes of mortality among children and adolescents throughout the world. Objective: To establish the prevalence of fatigue and the level of interference in the activities of daily life in children and adolescents with cancer evaluated, using the scale of the Brief Inventory of Fatigue, at the Juan Tanca Marengo Oncological Hospital in the city From Guayaquil. Methodology: The research approach is quantitative, with a descriptive and retrospective scope, analyzing the variables fatigue, age, sex and type of cancer, it has a non-experimental design and the instruments used are a clinical history, database and a brief inventory. from fatigue. Sample: There are 104 patients from 2 to 18 years of age. Results: Of the total sample of 104 patients, 58 are male (55.8%) and 46 females (44.2%). The average age is 9.12%, which ranges between 5 and 10 years. 84 patients reported having fatigue among children and adolescents (90%) and the intensity was severe; of which 40% presented fatigue with muscular atrophy (42 patients), 35% fatigue with motor disorders (36 patients), 15% fatigue with postural disorders (16 patients) and 10% without fatigue. Conclusion: Fatigue significantly interferes with activities of daily life in patients with childhood cancer.