ArticleThe South African journal of physiotherapy2025
Quality of life in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: A cross-sectional comparison.
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- The Association of Receiving a Diagnosis of Idiopathic Scoliosis with the Self-Esteem and Mental Health of Pediatric Patients: A Cohort Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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Abstract
Background: Idiopathic scoliosis is a three-dimensional spinal curvature treated during adolescence with physiotherapy, braces or surgery. This can be stressful for patients. Few studies compare the quality of life of adolescents with and without scoliosis. Our study aims to investigate the quality of life of adolescents with and without scoliosis using the KIDSCREEN-27 questionnaire. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the quality of life of adolescents with scoliosis in comparison to adolescents without scoliosis. Method: This comparative cross-sectional study included 60 participants who answered KIDSCREEN-27 accompanied by questions about age, sport intensity and their school category. Girls between the ages of 12 and 17 were included in the study. For each category of KIDSCREEN-27, the values were compared between participants with and without scoliosis. Results: Statistical analysis was done using R Version 4.3.3. In none of the categories were the mean Conclusion: A general statement about the quality of life in adolescents with scoliosis cannot be made, but monitoring during treatment appears to be important. It is a complex construct that varies for each patient. KIDSCREEN-27 can quickly and easily identify low quality of life in patients with scoliosis. Clinical implications: Physiotherapists play an important role in the scoliosis treatment team as they usually see the patients most often. Thus, early recognition of impaired quality of life is crucial to offer a targeted therapy plan.
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