Effect of adapted physical activity sessions in the hospital on health-related quality of life for children with cancer: A cross-over randomized trial†
Elodie Speyer MSc, PhD student
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
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Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Association pour la Promotion du Sport chez l'Enfant Malade, APSEM, Nancy, France
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Anne Vuillemin PhD
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de médecine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, F-54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France.===Search for more papers by this authorSerge Briançon MD
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Search for more papers by this authorPascal Chastagner MD, PhD
CHU Nancy, Service d'hémato-oncologie pédiatrique, Nancy, France
Search for more papers by this authorElodie Speyer MSc, PhD student
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Search for more papers by this authorAline Herbinet PhD
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Association pour la Promotion du Sport chez l'Enfant Malade, APSEM, Nancy, France
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Anne Vuillemin PhD
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Ecole de Santé Publique, Faculté de médecine, 9 Avenue de la Forêt de Haye, BP 184, F-54505 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy Cedex, France.===Search for more papers by this authorSerge Briançon MD
Nancy-Université, Université Paul Verlaine Metz, Université Paris Descartes, EA 4360 Apemac, Nancy, France
Search for more papers by this authorPascal Chastagner MD, PhD
CHU Nancy, Service d'hémato-oncologie pédiatrique, Nancy, France
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Abstract
Background
To assess the efficacy of adapted physical activity (APA) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of hospitalized children and adolescents with cancer between 9 and 18 years of age.
Procedure
A two-sequence, four-period cross-over study, Activités Physiques en Oncologie Pédiatrique (APOP), compared hospital stay with APA sessions versus hospital stay without APA sessions on children's HRQoL. Children and parents completed the child and parent forms, respectively, of a HRQoL questionnaire, the Child Health Questionnaire, on the last day of hospitalization. We used mixed linear regression to determine the effect of treatment, of treatment order and whether response to previous treatment influenced HRQoL.
Results
Thirty children were included (mean age 13.6 ± 2.9 years; 18 males). Cross-over analysis revealed no effect of period or interaction between APA and period. HRQoL was higher when children practiced than did not practice APA during their hospitalization, as reported by both children and parents, for the dimensions physical functioning (P < 0.0001), role/social-physical (P = 0.001), self-esteem (P < 0.0001), and mental health (P < 0.0001). In addition, APA had a significant effect on the behavior dimension (P = 0.01), as reported by children, and on the bodily pain dimension (P = 0.0004), as reported by parents. The highest significant difference in scores between with and without APA was observed for the self-esteem dimension (P < 0.0001) for both children and parents.
Conclusion
APA during hospitalization for children with cancer was associated with better HRQoL for most of the HRQoL psychological and physical dimensions. Whether this effect is specific for children with cancer should be explored. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2010;55:1160–1166. © 2010 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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