Performance of postural balance in children and adolescents living with and without HIV

• Autor(a) principal: Medeiros, Rafaela Catherine da Silva Cunha de
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Silva, Racquel Guimarães da, Medeiros, Radames Maciel Vitor, Goes, Carlos Jean Damasceno de, Medeiros, Jason Azevedo de, Santos, Isis Kelly dos, Wilde, Phelipe, Barela, José Angelo [UNESP], Cabral, Breno Guilherme de Araújo Tinoco, Dantas, Paulo Moreira Silva
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da UNESP
• Texto Completo: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2021.09.204; http://hdl.handle.net/11449/233624
• topic: Adolescence; Childhood; HIV; Postural balance

Research question: The present study aimed to compare the postural control of children and adolescents with and without Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Methods: A total of 32 children and adolescents (18 with HIV and 14 without) of both sexes, aged 6–18 years, were included in the present study. Participants in the HIV + group were infected through vertical transmission and received antiretroviral therapy. Participants maintained an erect, bipedal posture in the following conditions: with vision, without vision, and on a foam base. Results: Concerning the evaluation of time variables, higher values ​​were observed in the HIV + group for mean anterior-posterior (AP) velocity, mean medial-lateral (ML) velocity, AP perimeter (p = 0.001), and ML perimeter (p = 0.001). Concerning the evaluation of conditions, a difference was observed in the mean AP mean sway amplitude (MSA) (p = 0.039), as the AP MSA was lower with vision than without vision or with foam. Concerning the evaluation of spectral domain variables, higher values ​​were observed in the HIV+ group for the predominant ML frequency (p = 0.04) and mean AP (p = 0.001) and ML frequencies (p = 0.001). Regarding the evaluation of conditions, a difference was found only in the predominant AP frequency (p = 0.001). Higher values ​​were found in the closed eye condition than in with foam (Δ = +103 %). Conclusion: The results of the present study indicated that children and adolescents living with HIV have poorer postural control performance than those without HIV.