Functional capacity and fear of falling in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy

Highlights • We examined fear of falling and functional capacity in patients undergoing chemotherapy. • Patients were compared to age-matched and senior controls. • Cancer patients showed inferior values than the age-matched healthy subjects. • Compared to senior controls, patients showed similar to...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Gait & posture 2014-03, Vol.39 (3), p.865-869
Hauptverfasser:	Niederer, Daniel, Schmidt, Katharina, Vogt, Lutz, Egen, Janis, Klingler, Julia, Hübscher, Markus, Thiel, Christian, Bernhörster, Marcus, Banzer, Winfried
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidental Falls Activities of Daily Living Adult Aged Analysis of Variance Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Cancer Case-Control Studies Chemotherapy Cross-Sectional Studies Fear Fear of falling Female Functional capacity Gait - physiology Gait speed Humans Male Middle Aged Muscle Strength - physiology Neoplasms - drug therapy Neoplasms - psychology Orthopedics Postural Balance - physiology Retrospective Studies Risk Assessment Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • We examined fear of falling and functional capacity in patients undergoing chemotherapy. • Patients were compared to age-matched and senior controls. • Cancer patients showed inferior values than the age-matched healthy subjects. • Compared to senior controls, patients showed similar to partly increased values. • These impairments may put patients at a higher risk for falls.
ISSN:	0966-6362 1879-2219
DOI:	10.1016/j.gaitpost.2013.11.014