Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.
Institute for Human Movement and Medical Sciences, Niigata University of Health and Welfare, Niigata, Japan.
Medicine (Baltimore). 2021 Nov 19;100(46):e27822. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027822.
A previous study reported that cancer survivors exhibit decreased postural stability compared to age-matched controls. Another study showed that cancer survivors have a lower quality of life (QOL) compared to healthy subjects, and there was a significant relationship between muscle strength and QOL in cancer survivors. We aimed to investigate differences in the associations between balance function and QOL in cancer survivors and healthy subjects.Forty-one cancer survivors and 33 healthy subjects were included. Balance function was evaluated using the timed up and go test, and body sway was tested using a force platform. QOL was assessed using the medical outcome study 36-item short-form health survey.Cancer survivors exhibited significantly higher timed up and go and lower QOL than that of healthy subjects (P < .05). There was a significant association between body sway and QOL (P < .05) among cancer survivors. However, healthy subjects had subscales for QOL related to the body sway test parameters more frequently than cancer survivors (P < .05).Cancer survivors' balance function may have little effect on QOL, unlike in healthy subjects.
先前的研究报告称，与年龄匹配的对照组相比，癌症幸存者的姿势稳定性下降。另一项研究表明，与健康受试者相比，癌症幸存者的生活质量（QOL）较低，并且在癌症幸存者中，肌肉力量与 QOL 之间存在显著关系。我们旨在调查平衡功能与癌症幸存者和健康受试者 QOL 之间关联的差异。
纳入了 41 名癌症幸存者和 33 名健康受试者。使用计时起立行走测试评估平衡功能，使用力平台测试身体摆动。使用医疗结局研究 36 项简明健康调查评估 QOL。
癌症幸存者的计时起立行走测试时间明显较长，QOL 明显较低（P<0.05）。在癌症幸存者中，身体摆动与 QOL 之间存在显著关联（P<0.05）。然而，与癌症幸存者相比，健康受试者的 QOL 子量表更频繁地与身体摆动测试参数相关（P<0.05）。
与健康受试者不同，癌症幸存者的平衡功能对 QOL 的影响可能较小。
