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Sports Participation in Children and Adolescents with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Author(s) -
Kumar Manjusha,
Lambert Michele P.,
Breakey Vicky,
Buchanan George R.,
Neier Michelle,
Neufeld Ellis J.,
Kempert Pamela,
Neunert Cindy E.,
Nottage Kerri,
Klaassen Robert J.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.25644
Subject(s) - medicine , immune thrombocytopenia , affect (linguistics) , pediatrics , disease , quality of life (healthcare) , immune system , family medicine , immunology , platelet , nursing , linguistics , philosophy
We surveyed 278 pediatric hematologists/oncologists regarding how children with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) are counseled for participation in sports. Results show substantial variation in physician perception of contact risk for different sports, and the advice offered about restriction of sport activities of affected children. Many physicians recommend restriction of sports when platelet counts are under 50 × 10 9 /L. Such restriction may affect the child's quality of life despite their having an overall benign disease. Pediatr Blood Cancer © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.