The Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire in brace-treated adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

2017 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gözde Gür ◽  
Yavuz Yakut ◽  
Theo Grivas
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Brace Treatment ◽  
Turkish Version ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Brace Questionnaire

Background: Evaluation of the effects of brace treatment on quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is important. Objectives: To analyze the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire. Study design: Cohort study, evaluation of reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire. Methods: Twenty-eight patients undergoing brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (median age: 14.6 years) were included in the study. The Brace Questionnaire was translated into Turkish and administered to the patients twice at an interval of 5 days. Reliability was assessed using the test–retest method (Pearson’s correlation coefficient); internal consistency was analyzed using Cronbach’s alpha. Validity was assessed by correlating the Brace Questionnaire with the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Brace and Scoliosis Research Society-22 questionnaire. Results: The mean Cobb angles were 31.1° ± 8.3° and 29.7° ± 9° for thoracic and lumbar regions, respectively. Cronbach’s alpha was 0.94. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.95 in test–retest reliability analysis. The correlations between Brace Questionnaire and Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Brace and Scoliosis Research Society-22 were r = 0.67 and r = 0.64, respectively. Conclusion: The Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire to measure the effects of brace treatment on quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was found to have good validity, excellent reliability, and high internal consistency. Clinical relevance We recommend routine use of the Brace Questionnaire in scoliosis patients to evaluate brace-related quality of life and relevant factors and to support the individual when necessary during such treatment.

scholarly journals Outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis after brace treatment and surgery assessed by means of the Scoliosis Research Society Instrument 24

2005 ◽  
Vol 15 (7) ◽  
pp. 1108-1117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Petra Weigert ◽  
Linda Marie Nygaard ◽  
Finn Bjarke Christensen ◽  
Ebbe Stender Hansen ◽  
Cody Bünger
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Brace Treatment ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society

Body Awareness and its Relation to Quality of Life in Individuals with Idiopathic Scoliosis

2020 ◽  
Vol 127 (5) ◽  
pp. 841-857
Author(s):  
Gozde Yagci ◽  
Merve Karatel ◽  
Yavuz Yakut
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Body Image ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Body Awareness ◽  
Research Society ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lumbar Region ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society

An individual’s body awareness depends on the integration of bodily signals from both inside and outside the body. The etiology of idiopathic scoliosis includes a variety of somatosensorial and biomechanical alterations that may affect an individual’s body awareness. In this study, we investigated body awareness and its relation to quality of life among individuals with idiopathic scoliosis. We studied 96 participants with scoliosis and 71 healthy control participants. We evaluated both participant groups’ body awareness using the Awareness-Body-Chart, and we assessed the quality of life of those with scoliosis using the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaire. The overall body awareness score and the body awareness values for the face, cervical/lumbar region, back, shoulder, upper arm, lower arm/elbow, hand, genital area, thigh/hip, lower leg, and foot were all found to be significantly lower among the participants with scoliosis than among healthy participants. Among participants with scoliosis, the body awareness value for the back region was positively correlated with pain, body image, mental health, and overall quality of life scores on the SRS-22, whereas the pain score on the Awareness-Body-Chart was negatively correlated with the function/activity, pain, mental health, and overall scores for the SRS-22. This study showed that participants with idiopathic scoliosis have poorer body awareness than control participants without scoliosis, and body awareness among participants with scoliosis was correlated with their self-reports of pain, body image, function, and mental health. These findings highlight the particular importance of body awareness to quality of life for individuals with scoliosis.

Long-term Results of Conservative Therapy of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Using the Cheneau Brace

2019 ◽  
Vol 231 (05) ◽  
pp. 248-254
Author(s):  
Carmen Dorothea Weniger ◽  
Albert Fujak ◽  
Benjamin Hofner ◽  
Markus Fuchs ◽  
Raimund Forst ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Long Term Results ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Scoliosis Surgery ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Brace Treatment ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Increased Risk

AbstractAdolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a disease of the growing skeleton. The goal in therapy is to decelerate or to prevent progression of the spinal curve. As part of a retrospective study the patient group of the scoliosis surgery from 1995–2016 was analysed according to the inclusion criteria of the Scoliosis research Society (SRS). 159 of 643 of the patients fullfilled the specific criteria. The assessment of effectiveness was based on the progression of the angle of curvature. If it was ≤5° it was judged positively. The therapy in accordance to Cheneau is a full-time bracing orthosis. Data from 159 patients – 136 fem. (85.5%), 23 male (14.5%) was analysed. The average age at the beginning of treatment was 13.3±1.7 years. The average duration was 3.47±1.2 years. The average Cobb-angle before treatment was 28.39°±9.44°. At the completion is was 27.7°±12.34°. Stabilisation of scoliosis (≤5°) was achieved for 136 of the patients (85.5%). The final follow-up showed a progression of the Cobb angel>5° in 23 cases, of which 19 had to undergo secondary surgery. The length of therapy had a positive influence (p=0.057) on the result. Brace treatment constitutes an effective method of therapy at curvatures between 20–40°. Short duration of therapy correlates with a expressively increased risk towards progression (p=0.057). The Cheneau brace treatment constitutes an effective treatment at curvature angles between 20–40°. The risk of progression can be reduced by a timely and correct identification.

scholarly journals The Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life of Girls with Mild to Moderate Idiopathic Scoliosis—Comparison of ISYQOL versus SRS-22 Questionnaire

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (21) ◽  
pp. 4806
Author(s):  
Edyta Kinel ◽  
Krzysztof Korbel ◽  
Mateusz Kozinoga ◽  
Dariusz Czaprowski ◽  
Łukasz Stępniak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Cobb Angle ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Life Questionnaire ◽  
Curve Pattern ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Double Curve

This study aimed to compare the Italian Spine Youth Quality of Life Questionnaire (ISYQOL-PL) versus the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) questionnaire scores evaluating the validity of the concurrent and known-groups. Eighty-one girls (mean age 13.5 ± 1.8 years) with idiopathic scoliosis (IS) with a mean Cobb angle of 31.0 (±10.0) degrees were examined, all treated with a corrective TLSO brace for an average duration of 2.6 (±1.9) years. The patients’ scores were compared as follows: (1) age: ≤13 years vs. >13 years); (2) scoliosis severity: mild (Cobb angle 10–30°) vs. moderate (Cobb angle >30°); (3) single curve pattern vs. double curve pattern. Lin’s concordance correlation coefficient was used to evaluate the strength of the association between ISYQOL-PL and SRS-22 scores. T-tests were applied to assess if the ISYQOL-PL measure and SRS-22 total score were significantly different in the different groups of patients. The concurrent validity analysis showed a moderate correlation (Lin pccc = 0.47). The ISYQOL-PL showed a significantly better quality of life in mild than moderate scoliosis. The severity of scoliosis but not the age or the curve pattern demonstrated a direct statistically significant effect on patients’ quality of life only when evaluated using the ISYQOL-PL.

Comparison of Changes in SRS-22 Values with Improvement in Cobb Angles after Posterior Fusion Surgery in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kadir Gem ◽  
Sertan Hancioglu ◽  
Abdulkadir Bilgiç ◽  
Serkan Erkan
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Cobb Angle ◽  
Posterior Instrumentation ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Posterior Fusion ◽  
Improvement Rate ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Correction Rate ◽  
Group B

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the correction rate in Cobb angle and the improvement in quality of life profile in terms of Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 values. Patients and Methods Between January 2007 and December 2013, posterior instrumentation and fusion was performed to 30 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). Patients were grouped according to their improvement rate in Cobb angles after surgery. Patients with an improvement rate of > 80% were grouped as Group A; those with an improvement rate of > 60% and ≤ 80% as Group B and those with an improvement rate of ≤ 60% were grouped as Group C. The SRS-22 questionnaire of these three groups was calculated and their relationship with the improvement in Cobb angle was evaluated. Results No statistical difference was found among the three groups in terms of pain, appearance, function, spirit, satisfaction, and SRS-22 values (all p > 0.05). Conclusion The results of this study demonstrate that the degree of correction rate does not correlate with the degree of improvement in the SRS-22 questionnaire in patients with AIS that underwent posterior fusion and instrumentation.

scholarly journals Screening for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an information statement by the scoliosis research society international task force

Scoliosis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Labelle ◽  
Stephens B Richards ◽  
Marinus De Kleuver ◽  
Theodoros B Grivas ◽  
Keith D K Luk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society

What happens to the unfused upper thoracic curve after posterior spinal fusion for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis?

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
M. Omar Iqbal ◽  
Amer F. Samdani ◽  
Joshua M. Pahys ◽  
Peter O. Newton ◽  
Suken A. Shah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Idiopathic Scoliosis ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Posterior Spinal Fusion ◽  
Research Society ◽  
Curve Correction ◽  
Scoliosis Research Society ◽  
Lenke Classification ◽  
Upper Instrumented Vertebra ◽  
Upper Thoracic

OBJECTIVE Spontaneous lumbar curve correction after selective thoracic fusion in surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is well described. However, only a few articles have described the course of the uninstrumented upper thoracic (UT) curve after fusion, and the majority involve a hybrid construct. In this study, the authors sought to determine the outcomes and associated factors of uninstrumented UT curves in patients with AIS. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed a prospectively collected multicenter AIS registry for all consecutive patients with Lenke type 1–4 curves with a 2-year minimum follow-up. UT curves were considered uninstrumented if the upper instrumented vertebra (UIV) did not extend above 1 level from the lower end vertebra of the UT curve. The authors defined progression as > 5°, and divided patients into two cohorts: those with improvement in the UT curve (IMP) and those without improvement in the UT curve (NO IMP). Radiographic, demographic, and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)–22 survey outcome measures were compared using univariate analysis, and significant factors were compared using a multivariate regression model. RESULTS The study included 450 patients (370 females and 80 males). The UT curve self-corrected in 86% of patients (n = 385), there was no change in 14% (n = 65), and no patients worsened. Preoperatively, patients were similar with respect to Lenke classification (p = 0.44), age (p = 0.31), sex (p = 0.85), and Risser score (p = 0.14). The UT curves in the IMP group self-corrected from 24.7° ± 6.5° to 12.6° ± 5.9°, whereas in the NO IMP group UT curves remained the same, from 20.3° ± 5.8° to 18.5° ± 5.7°. In a multivariate analysis, preoperative main thoracic (MT) curve size (p = 0.004) and MT curve correction (p = 0.001) remained significant predictors of UT curve improvement. Greater correction of the MT curve and larger initial MT curve size were associated with greater likelihood of UT curve improvement. CONCLUSIONS Spontaneous UT curve correction occurred in the majority (86%) of unfused UT curves after MT curve correction in Lenke 1–4 curve types. The magnitude of preoperative MT curve size and postoperative MT curve correction were independent predictors of spontaneous UT curve correction.

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