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Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia

INTRODUCTION: our study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) among adolescents with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) receiving nonoperative treatment, and to identify the demographic and clinical factors associated with poor QOL. METHODS: this is a cross-sectional study. We included adoles...

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Autores principales: Salah, Aymen Haj, Arem, Soumaya, Fredj, Manel Ben, Rekik, Meriem, Haddada, Ikram, Krifa, Bessem, Sghir, Mouna, Kessomtini, Wassiaa
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Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10386519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37521762
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.27.38575
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author Salah, Aymen Haj
Arem, Soumaya
Fredj, Manel Ben
Rekik, Meriem
Haddada, Ikram
Krifa, Bessem
Sghir, Mouna
Kessomtini, Wassiaa
author_facet Salah, Aymen Haj
Arem, Soumaya
Fredj, Manel Ben
Rekik, Meriem
Haddada, Ikram
Krifa, Bessem
Sghir, Mouna
Kessomtini, Wassiaa
author_sort Salah, Aymen Haj
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description INTRODUCTION: our study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) among adolescents with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) receiving nonoperative treatment, and to identify the demographic and clinical factors associated with poor QOL. METHODS: this is a cross-sectional study. We included adolescents followed in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Taher Sfar Hospital (Mahdia - Tunisia). The Quality-of-Life Profile for Spine Deformities (QLPSD), the Scoliosis Research Society 22 questionnaire (SRS-22) and the visual analogue scale objectifying the QOL (EVA QOL) were used. Correlations between the QOL domains and selected characteristics were performed. RESULTS: a total of 48 adolescents with AIS were included, with a mean age of 14.2 ± 2.1 years and a sex ratio (M/F) of 0.77. Adolescents who underwent rehabilitation treatment only had significantly better quality of life (QOL) scores than those with braces, as measured by three scales. Among brace wearers, we found a correlation between QOL and the degree of correction achieved by the brace, as measured by the EVA-QOL. We observed significant relationships between psychosocial status and age, correction angle, and treatment duration among braced patients, as measured by the QLPSD. Additionally, we found that dorsal flexibility was correlated with the correction angle and the treatment duration. According to the SRS-22, the overall QOL score of braced adolescents was significantly correlated with the correction obtained by the brace. CONCLUSION: wearing a brace in adolescent with AIS leads to a significant decrease in QOL according to the three QOL assessment scales.
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spelling pubmed-103865192023-07-30 Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia Salah, Aymen Haj Arem, Soumaya Fredj, Manel Ben Rekik, Meriem Haddada, Ikram Krifa, Bessem Sghir, Mouna Kessomtini, Wassiaa Pan Afr Med J Research INTRODUCTION: our study aimed to assess the quality of life (QOL) among adolescents with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) receiving nonoperative treatment, and to identify the demographic and clinical factors associated with poor QOL. METHODS: this is a cross-sectional study. We included adolescents followed in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at Taher Sfar Hospital (Mahdia - Tunisia). The Quality-of-Life Profile for Spine Deformities (QLPSD), the Scoliosis Research Society 22 questionnaire (SRS-22) and the visual analogue scale objectifying the QOL (EVA QOL) were used. Correlations between the QOL domains and selected characteristics were performed. RESULTS: a total of 48 adolescents with AIS were included, with a mean age of 14.2 ± 2.1 years and a sex ratio (M/F) of 0.77. Adolescents who underwent rehabilitation treatment only had significantly better quality of life (QOL) scores than those with braces, as measured by three scales. Among brace wearers, we found a correlation between QOL and the degree of correction achieved by the brace, as measured by the EVA-QOL. We observed significant relationships between psychosocial status and age, correction angle, and treatment duration among braced patients, as measured by the QLPSD. Additionally, we found that dorsal flexibility was correlated with the correction angle and the treatment duration. According to the SRS-22, the overall QOL score of braced adolescents was significantly correlated with the correction obtained by the brace. CONCLUSION: wearing a brace in adolescent with AIS leads to a significant decrease in QOL according to the three QOL assessment scales. The African Field Epidemiology Network 2023-05-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10386519/ /pubmed/37521762 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.27.38575 Text en Copyright: Aymen Haj Salah et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/The Pan African Medical Journal (ISSN: 1937-8688). This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution International 4.0 License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Arem, Soumaya
Fredj, Manel Ben
Rekik, Meriem
Haddada, Ikram
Krifa, Bessem
Sghir, Mouna
Kessomtini, Wassiaa
Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia
title Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia
title_full Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia
title_fullStr Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia
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title_short Quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in Tunisia
title_sort quality of life among adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis in tunisia
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10386519/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37521762
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2023.45.27.38575
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