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Quality of life in adolescent patients with idiopathic scoliosis after brace treatment: A meta-analysis.
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- The efficacy of 3D personalized insoles in moderate adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a randomized controlled trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- The Effects of Short- and Long-Term Spinal Brace Use with and without Exercise on Spine, Balance, and Gait in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Trial
- A scoping review of published reviews on the use of bracing in scoliosis.Spine deformity · 2026Article
- My orthopedic brace inventory (MOBI): a new, reliable, and valid questionnaire to identify barriers to brace adherence in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis treatment.Spine deformity · 2025Article
- Effects of different physical therapy training protocols on patients with idiopathic scoliosis: Short-term results.PloS one · 2025Observational
- Association between meeting 24-hour movement behavior guidelines and quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Adaptation and validation of the Turkish version of the Quality of Life Profile for Spinal Deformities in idiopathic scoliosis.Acta orthopaedica et traumatologica turcica · 2024Article
- A pilot study on the "ScoliBrace" in the treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2024Article
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- Back pain in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A comprehensive review.Journal of children's orthopaedics · 2023Review
- Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia.The Pan African medical journal · 2023Article
- Brace-Related Stress and Quality-of-Life Parameters in Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis.Spine surgery and related research · 2022Article
- Efficacy of conservative treatment on exacerbation of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Quality of Life Evaluation Using SRS-30 Score for Operated Children and Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Disease-Specific Outcome Measures Evaluating the Health-Related Quality of Life of Children and Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis and Scheuermann's Kyphosis: A Literature Review.Spine surgery and related research · 2022Review
- Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) of a Specific Group of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) Patients Who Came Across Both Bracing and Surgery.Indian journal of orthopaedics · 2021Article
- Pressure Sensor System for Customized Scoliosis Braces.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Validation of the Chinese Version of the Brace Questionnaire.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Observational retrospective study on socio-economic and quality of life outcomes in 41 patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis 5 years after bracing combined with physiotherapeutic scoliosis-specific exercises (PSSE).European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhether brace-treated adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) have improved quality of life (QoL) is still unknown. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis to compare the QoL of brace-treated AIS patients with untreated AIS patients. The pain, self-image/appearance, mental health, function/activity, satisfaction with management, total score without satisfaction, and total score of patients were used to measure the QoL after the intervention.
methodsMultiple electronic databases including PubMed, Web of Science, and Embase were searched for all years up to June 30, 2016. Articles in English that used the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) or a modified version of the SRS-22 questionnaire to evaluate the QoL differences between brace-treated AIS patients and untreated AIS patients were included in the meta-analysis. The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale was used in the quality of literature evaluation. The pooled standardized mean difference (SMD) with its corresponding 95% confidence interval (CI) for each parameter was computed. Egger test and Begg test were used to test for publication bias.
resultsThe SRS-22 or a modified SRS-22 questionnaire was used to evaluate the QoL after surgery. There was no significant difference in pain (SMD = 0.123, 95% CI: -0.101 to 0.347, P = .282), self-image/appearance (SMD = 0.108, 95% CI: -0.116 to 0.332, P = .334), mental health (SMD = 0.031, 95% CI: -0.130 to 0.201, P = .365), function/activity (SMD = 0.202, 95% CI: -0.022 to 0.425, P = .077), and total score without satisfaction (SMD = 0.123, 95% CI: -0.232 to 0.478, P = .497) between the untreated (observation) and brace-treated AIS patients, whereas a significant difference was observed in satisfaction with management (SMD = 0.393, 95% CI: 0.127-0.659, P = .004) and total score (SMD = 0.312, 95% CI: 0.054-0.571, P = .018) between the 2 groups.
conclusionOur meta-analysis indicated that brace-treated AIS patients had a higher QoL. However, further analysis could not be performed because of insufficient data, such that we were unable to make subgroup analysis of QoL for different types of AIS and the therapeutic methods chosen by brace-treated AIS patients.
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