Efectividad de los ejercicios de bajo impacto en la prevención de las complicaciones asociadas a la inactividad física en niños y niñas con leucemia que asisten al hospital oncológico SOLCA de la ciudad de Guayaquil.

Abstract

The World Health Organization (WHO), in 2018, reports acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) as the main cause of mortality in children and adolescents in the age range from 0 to 19 years of age, 300,000 new cases are diagnosed al, it should be emphasized that death from childhood cancer is more frequent in countries with low economic resources. The present study aims to determine the effects of low-impact exercises in the prevention of complications associated with physical inactivity in boys and girls with Leukemia at the SOLCA Oncological Hospital in the city of Guayaquil. Material and methods: The scope of the research is descriptive, observational with a non-experimental and cross-sectional design. The data were obtained using the Cpax test and the fatigue scale, applied to the 57 patients. Results: The evaluation using the Cpax test showed that 81% had a good physical condition and 19% had a regular condition; in relation to post-evaluation oxygen saturation, 98% showed values higher than> 90 and 2% values <90; Regarding initial fatigue, 49% were reported with moderate fatigue, 42% extreme fatigue, 4% mild fatigue, 4% without fatigue and 2% with the worst fatigue, while in the post-evaluation 51% presented moderate fatigue, 35 % mild fatigue, 11% extreme fatigue, 4% without fatigue, and 0% without the maximum level of fatigue. The result of the Chi-Square test on the Cpax comparison before and after the evaluation was p <0.05 with a confidence level of 99.9%, therefore, a significance was presented. Conclusion: the positive effect of the low-impact exercise plan applied in patients with ALL was evidenced.