Abstract
8528 Background: Improved diagnosis and comprehensive treatment of childhood cancers has increased the overall survival rate. This study assesses physical impairments, functional limitations, health status and behaviors; and vocational and occupational histories of adult survivors of pediatric sarcomas. Methods: Physical impairment assessment: Joint range of motion (ROM); manual muscle testing (MMT); hand grip strength (HGS). Functional limitations: Assessment of motor and process skills (AMPS); 6-minute walk (6MWT); and human activity performance (HAP) questionnaire. Health status and behaviors: Leisure satisfaction measure (LSM); SF-36; sickness impact profile (SIP). Vocational and occupational histories: The Goldberg Scale (GS). Statistics: Standardized measures compared patients with norms. The results were evaluated by Wilcoxon signed rank two-sided p-values, unadjusted for multiple comparisons. Results: 32 survivors were diagnosed at median age 15.4 years (male:female=17:15, Ewing's sarcoma in 24/32...
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