Investigation of Proprioception and Kinesthesia Sensations in the Upper Extremities of Children with Childhood Cancer - Research Findings

Q: What was the main objective of the study?

To examine proprioception and kinesthesia functions of the upper limbs in children undergoing chemotherapy for childhood cancer with different diagnoses.

Q: How were proprioception and kinesthesia evaluated?

Proprioception was assessed using a clinical position sense measure, and kinesthesia was evaluated using the kinesthesia subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test in the hospital setting.

Q: What did the results show about differences between diagnosis types?

No significant differences were found in proprioception scores or kinesthesia averages across diagnosis types (p>0.05), while the lymphoma group showed the highest kinesthesia impact and the carcinoma group had the lowest proprioception score.

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Objective of this study was to examine proprioception and kinesthesia functions in the upper limbs of children receiving chemotherapy and hospitalized with various childhood cancer diagnoses. The study involved 213 children (101 females, 112 males), with proprioception assessed via a position sense clinical measure and kinesthesia assessed using the kinesthesia subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test. Diagnostic groups were compared using Kruskal-Wallis, and correlations were tested with Spearman’s method, with significance set at p<0.05.

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Original Article DOI: 10.14235/bas.galenos.2022.57338 Bezmialem Science 2023;11(1):93-9 Investigation of Proprioception and Kinesthesia Sensationsin the Upper Extremities of Children with Childhood Cancer Çocukluk Çağı Kanserli Çocukların Üst Ekstremitelerinde Propriosepsiyon ve Kinestezi Duyularının İncelenmesi Zeynep KOLİT, Ceren DAVUTOĞLU, Meral HURİ, Sedef ŞAHİN Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Occupational Therapy, Ankara, Turkey ABSTRACT ÖZ Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the proprioception and kinesthesia functions of the upper limbs in children who were undergoing chemotherapy treatment and hospitalized with various cancer diagnoses. Methods: Two hundred thirteen (101 females, 112 males) children with childhood cancer participated in this study. The proprioception and kinesthesia senses ofthe upper extremities were evaluated within the hospital setting. The sense of position, which was a clinical assessment, was used to assess proprioception. The kinesthesia subtest of Sensory Integration and Praxis Test was used to evaluate the kinesthesia sense. Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare mean values according to diagnostic criteria. Spearman’s coefficient of correlation was used for bivariate correlations and the statistical significance was accepted as p<0.05 . Results: There was no significant difference in proprioception scoresand kinesthesia averages according to diagnosis types (p>0.05) . In proprioception scores, according to diagnosis types, the lowest score was in the carcinoma group, while the highest score was seen in lymphoma group. In terms ofkinesthesia, the most affected was the lymphoma group, while the leukemia group was least. In addition, no significant relationship was found between proprioception and kinesthesia scores (p>0.05) . However, a significant correlation was found between right and left extremity proprioception scores (p<0.01, r=0.50) . Conclusion: This study revealed the existence of proprioception and kinesthesia deficiencies in children who received chemotherapy. Planning intervention programs for these areas and evaluating sensory parameters in detail will be useful for future studies. Keywords: Cancer, child, proprioception, kinesthesia Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı hastanede yatan ve kemoterapitedavisi gören farklı tanılı kanserli çocukların üst ekstremitelerinin propriosepsiyon ve kinestezi fonksiyonlarını incelemektir. Yöntemler: Bu çalışmaya çocukluk çağı kanserli 213 (101 kadın, 112 erkek) çocuk katılmıştır. Üst ekstremitelerin propriosepsiyon ve kinestezi duyuları hastane ortamında değerlendirilmiştir. Klinik birdeğerlendirme olan pozisyon hissi propriyosepsiyonudeğerlendirmekiçin kullanılmıştır. Kinestezi duyusunu değerlendirmek için Duyu Bütünleme ve Praksis Testlerinin kinestezi alt testi kullanılmıştır. Tanı kriterlerine göre ortalama değerleri karşılaştırmak için KruskalWallis testi kullanıldı . İki değişkenli korelasyonlar için Spearman korelasyon katsayısı kullanıldı ve istatistiksel anlamlılık p<0,05 olarak kabul edildi. Bulgular: Tanı tiplerine göre propriosepsiyon skorları ve kinesteziortalamaları arasında anlamlı fark yoktu (p>0,05) . Propriosepsiyon puanlarında tanı türlerine göre en düşük puan karsinoma tanı grubunda iken en yüksek puan lenfoma tanı grubunda görülmüştür. Kinestezi açısından en fazla etkilenen lenfoma tanı grubu iken en az lösemi tanı grubu etkilenmiştir. Ayrıca propriosepsiyon ve kinestezi skorları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunamamıştır (p>0,05) . Ancaksağ ve sol ekstremite propriosepsiyon skorları arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur (p<0,01, r=0.50) . Sonuç: Bu çalışma kemoterapi alan çocuklarda propriosepsiyon ve kinestezi sorunlarının varlığını ortaya koymuştur. Bu alanlarayönelik müdahale programlarının planlanması ve duyusal parametrelerin detaylı olarak değerlendirilmesi ileride yapılacak çalışmalar için faydalı olacaktır. Anahtar Sözcükler: Kanser, çocuk, pr

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What was the main objective of the study?

To examine proprioception and kinesthesia functions of the upper limbs in children undergoing chemotherapy for childhood cancer with different diagnoses.

How were proprioception and kinesthesia evaluated?

Proprioception was assessed using a clinical position sense measure, and kinesthesia was evaluated using the kinesthesia subtest of the Sensory Integration and Praxis Test in the hospital setting.

What did the results show about differences between diagnosis types?

No significant differences were found in proprioception scores or kinesthesia averages across diagnosis types (p>0.05), while the lymphoma group showed the highest kinesthesia impact and the carcinoma group had the lowest proprioception score.

Was there a relationship between proprioception and kinesthesia?

No significant relationship was found between proprioception and kinesthesia scores (p>0.05), but a significant correlation existed between right and left extremity proprioception scores (p<0.01, r=0.50).

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