Balance impairment in survivors of pediatric brain cancers: risk factors and associated physical limitations

Balance impairment in survivors of pediatric brain cancers: risk factors and associated physical limitations

Purpose The study aims were to determine the prevalence of balance impairments in adult survivors of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors, and to identify predictors of and limitations associated with balance impairments. Methods Participants were adult survivors ( N  = 329) of pediatric CN...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of cancer survivorship 2021-04, Vol.15 (2), p.311-324
Hauptverfasser: Varedi, Mitra, Lu, Lu, Phillips, Nicholas S., Partin, Robyn E., Brinkman, Tara M., Armstrong, Gregory T., Chase, Emma, Khan, Raja B., Powell, Douglas, McKenna, Raymond F., Robison, Leslie L., Hudson, Melissa M., Ness, Kirsten K.
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Sprache:eng
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Adult
Balance
Body fat
Brain cancer
Brain Neoplasms
Cancer
Central nervous system
Central Nervous System Neoplasms
Child
Cognitive ability
Health Informatics
Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Health risks
Hearing loss
Humans
Impairment
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Mobility
Oncology
Pediatrics
Peripheral neuropathy
Primary Care Medicine
Public Health
Quality of Life Research
Risk analysis
Risk Factors
Survival
Survivors
Tumors
Walking
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Zusammenfassung:Purpose The study aims were to determine the prevalence of balance impairments in adult survivors of pediatric central nervous system (CNS) tumors, and to identify predictors of and limitations associated with balance impairments. Methods Participants were adult survivors ( N  = 329) of pediatric CNS tumors. Balance was considered impaired among those with composite scores
ISSN:1932-2259
1932-2267
DOI:10.1007/s11764-020-00932-5