Quality of life of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients under brace treatment: a brief communication of literature review.

Huan WangDaniel TetterooJ J Chris ArtsPanos MarkopoulosKeita Ito

Published in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2020)

Our review indicates that scoliotic adolescents treated with bracing suffer in their quality of life most from psychological burdens. To improve these patients' life quality, more attention should be focussed on supporting their mental health.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
mental health
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
working memory
patient reported outcomes
sleep quality
quality improvement