Validation of questionnaire-reported chest wall abnormalities with a telephone interview in Swiss childhood cancer survivors

Table 3 Impact of chest wall abnormalities on the daily life of survivors, and medical attention required because of chest wall abnormality

	N = 20	Proportion (%)
Impact of chest wall abnormalities on daily life
Any impact	13	65%
Respiration	8	40%
Flexibility	7	35%
Activities of daily living	6	30%
Cosmetic	6	30%
Pain	6	30%
Required medical attention because of chest wall abnormality
Any medical attention	15	75%
Consultation ^a	14	70%
1 specialist visited	10	50%
> 1 specialist visited	4	20%
Diagnostic investigation ^b	9	45%
Chest X-ray	6	30%
Chest X-ray + lung function test	3	15%
Operations	1	5%
Physiotherapy	6	30

Abbreviations: N Number; Respiration, any respiratory impairment; Flexibility, impairment of flexibility; Activities of daily living, inability or problems when performing activities of daily living such as housekeeping; Cosmetic, disturbed by the cosmetic appearance of the chest wall abnormality; Pain, any pain because of the chest wall abnormality; Consultation, ever consulted a medical doctor because of the chest wall abnormality; Diagnostic investigation, had further diagnostic testing because of the chest wall abnormality (e.g., chest x-ray, lung function tests); Operations, had an operation because of the chest wall abnormality; Physiotherapy, visited physical therapy because of the chest wall abnormalities
^a Survivors reported consultations with: general practitioner n = 5, pediatric oncologist n = 4, oncologist n = 1, orthopedist n = 3, chiropractor n = 1, surgeon n = 1, sports physician n = 1, rheumatologist n = 1

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