Comparison of single-and dual-task gait parameters of children with cancer and typically developing children

Year 2024, Volume: 11 Issue: 2, 114 - 122, 09.08.2024

Emel Taşvuran Horata , Hamide Nur Çevik Özdemir , Yunus Emre Kundakcı , İbrahim Eker

https://doi.org/10.15437/jetr.1203252

Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to compare single- and dual-task gait parameters between children with cancer (CC) and typically developing children (TDC).
Methods: The gait parameters (gait speed, cadence, and stride length) assessed by the 10-meter walking test under single- and dual-task conditions and dual-task cost (DTC) was calculated. The t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and Pearson chi-square tests were used for comparisons.
Purpose: This study aimed to compare single- and dual-task gait parameters between children with cancer (CC) and typically developing children (TDC).
Methods: The gait parameters (gait speed, cadence, and stride length) assessed by the 10-meter walking test under single- and dual-task conditions and dual-task cost (DTC) was calculated. The t-test, Mann-Whitney U, and Pearson chi-square tests were used for comparisons.
Results: The comparative-descriptive study was conducted with 49 children (14 females and 35 males) with a mean age of 12.45±2.71. The study participants consisted of two groups: CC (7 girls, 13 boys) and TDC (7 girls, 22 boys). The CC group exhibited lower gait speed (p<0.001) and cadence (p<0.001) under the single-task condition. Under the cognitive dual-task condition, the CC group had lower gait speed (p<0.001) and cadence (p<0.001). Also, gait speed (p<0.001) and cadence (p<0.001) were significantly lower under the motor dual-task condition in the CC group. There was no difference between the two groups' stride lengths and dual-task cost values (p>0.05).
Conclusion: Consequently, the study demonstrated that CC might have a deviation in single- and dual-task gait parameters. Assessments of single- and dual-task gait parameters in CC will contribute to the identification the rehabilitation needs.

Keywords

cancer, child, gait analysis, task performance, rehabilitation

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Kanser tanılı çocuklarla normal gelişen çocukların tek ve çift görev yürüyüş parametrelerinin karşılaştırılması

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Amaç: Bu çalışma, kanser tanılı çocuklar ile normal gelişen çocuklar arasındaki tek ve çift görev yürüme parametrelerini karşılaştırmayı amaçladı.
Yöntem: Tek ve çift görev koşulları altında 10 metre yürüme testi ile değerlendirilen yürüme parametreleri (yürüyüş hızı, kadans ve çift adım uzunluğu) ve çift görev maliyeti hesaplandı. Karşılaştırmalarda t-testi, Mann-Whitney U ve Pearson ki-kare testleri kullanıldı.
Bulgular: Karşılaştırmalı-tanımlayıcı araştırma, yaş ortalaması 12,45±2,71 olan 49 çocuk (14 kız, 35 erkek) ile yapılmıştır. Çalışma katılımcıları kanser tanılı (7 kız, 13 erkek) ve normal gelişim gösteren (7 kız, 22 erkek) çocuklar olmak üzere iki gruptan oluşmaktaydı. Kanser tanılı çocuklar grubu, tek görev koşulu altında daha düşük yürüme hızı (p<0,001) ve kadans (p<0,001) sergiledi. Bilişsel çift görev koşulu altında, kanser tanılı çocuklar grubunun daha düşük yürüme hızı (p<0,001) ve kadansı (p<0,001) vardı. Ayrıca yürüme hızı (p<0,001) ve kadans (p<0,001), motor çift görev koşulunda kanser tanılı çocuklar grubunda daha düşüktü. İki grubun çift adım uzunlukları ve çift görev maliyeti değerleri arasında fark yoktu (p>0,05).
Sonuç: Sonuç olarak, çalışma kanser tanılı çocukların tek ve çift görev yürüme parametrelerinde sapma olabileceğini göstermiştir. Kanser tanılı çocuklardaki tek ve çift görev yürüme parametrelerinin değerlendirilmesi, rehabilitasyon ihtiyaçlarının belirlenmesine katkıda bulunacaktır.

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kanser, çocuk, yürüme analizi, görev performansı, rehabilitasyon

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