Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-2022
Abstract
Background: Participation in physical activities is positively associated with better quality of life in children with cerebral palsy (CP). The objective of this study was to elucidate the relationship between the intensity of habitual physical activity (HPA) measured with an accelerometer and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in school-age children with CP.
Method: A secondary analysis of the cross-sectional data of 46 ambulatory children with CP was conducted. The participants wore an accelerometer for seven days to measure HPA: activity counts (counts/min) and physical activity energy expenditure (PAEE, kcal/kg/day), as well as %moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (%MVPA), %light intensity physical activity (%LPA), and %sedentary physical activity (%SPA) were measured. Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) 4.0 Generic Core Scales and Child Health Questionnaire Parent Form 50 Questions (CHQ-PF50) were used to measure HRQOL. A Pearson analysis and a hierarchical regression analysis were performed.
Results: PAEE significantly predicted the results of the PedsQL(child) physical domain (β = 0.579, p = 0.030), PedsQL(child) emotional domain (β = 0.570, p = 0.037), PedsQL(child) social domain (β = 0.527, p = 0.043), and PedsQL(child) total (β = 0.626, p = 0.017). However, other HPA parameters could not predict any other HRQOL.
Conclusions: PAEE could be used as a biomarker in studies on HRQOL and HPA in ambulatory school-age children with CP.
Recommended Citation
Lee, J., Suk, M. H., Yoo, S., & Kwon, J. Y. (2022). Physical Activity Energy Expenditure Predicts Quality of Life in Ambulatory School-Age Children with Cerebral Palsy. Journal of clinical medicine, 11(12), 3362. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123362
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Publication Title
Journal of Clinical Medicine
DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm11123362
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