Development and validation of the scoliosis misconception scale (SMS) for assessing level of misconception of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Amy Ka Po CheungCharlie Chiu Yi LauMeanne Ching Man ChanKenny Yat Hong KwanPublished in: 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 (2021)
Despite a longstanding clinical model that functions well to treat AIS, most patients still have significant misconceptions about the condition. This highlights the necessity to assess patients' knowledge level of a medical condition and potential generalisability of misconception-distress link to the forefront across other illnesses.