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- Title
Vincristine and fine motor function of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: La vincristine et la motricité fine chez les enfants ayant une leucémie aiguë lymphoblastique.
- Authors
Sabarre, Cheryl L.; Rassekh, Shahrad R.; Zwicker, Jill G.
- Abstract
The article offers information on a study conducted by the authors on toxicity of chemotherapy drug vincristine in pediatric patients suffering from lymphoblastic leukemia. It focuses on how the drug affects fine motor functions and skills of patients. It concludes that there is no relationship between vincristine exposure and fine motor performance including velocity of handwriting, pen pressure and pauses in writing.
- Subjects
BRITISH Columbia; FINE motor ability; MOTOR ability; LONGITUDINAL method; LYMPHOBLASTIC leukemia; PARENTS; PROBABILITY theory; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; VINCRISTINE; DATA analysis; ACTIVITIES of daily living; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2014, Vol 81, Issue 4, p256
- ISSN
0008-4174
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0008417414539926