Functional capacity and quality of life in children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia.
Jonathan Luiz da SilvaBruno Alvarenga SoaresJaksoel C SilvaPatrícia B BlumMariana M ReimbergSimone Dal CorsoFernanda Cordoba LanzaPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)
Children and adolescents with sickle cell anemia presented worse capacity to walk or run, and to perform sit-to-stand test when compared with their control peers. Additionally, they have poorer quality of life. The MST and 5STS-test showed good reproducibility to be applied in pediatric individuals with SCA.
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