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Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis
Joint Authors
Kotwicki, Tomasz
Płaszewski, Maciej
Nowobilski, Roman
Cieśliński, Igor
Terech, Jacek
Furgał, Mariusz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-01-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
Objective.
To examine general mental health in adult males and females, who in adolescence participated in a scoliosis-specific therapeutic exercise program or were under observation due to diagnosis of scoliosis.
Design.
Registry-based, cross-sectional study with retrospective data collection.
Methods.
Sixty-eight subjects (43 women) aged 30.10 (25–39) years, with mild or moderate scoliosis (11–36° Cobb angle), and 76 (38 women) nonscoliotic subjects, aged 30.11 (24–38) years, participated.
The time period since the end of the exercise or observation regimes was 16.5 (12-26) years.
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28) scores were analyzed with the χ 2 and U tests.
Multiple regression analyses for confounders were also performed.
Results.
Intergroup differences of demographic characteristics were nonsignificant.
Scoliosis, gender, participation in the exercise program, employment, and marital status were associated with BDI scores.
The presence of scoliosis and participation in the exercise program manifested association with the symptoms.
Higher GHQ-28 “somatic symptoms” subscale scores interacted with the education level.
Conclusions.
Our findings correspond to the reports of a negative impact of the diagnosis of scoliosis and treatment on mental health.
The decision to introduce a therapeutic program in children with mild deformities should be made with judgment of potential benefits, risks, and harm.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Płaszewski, Maciej& Cieśliński, Igor& Nowobilski, Roman& Kotwicki, Tomasz& Terech, Jacek& Furgał, Mariusz. 2014. Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051653
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Płaszewski, Maciej…[et al.]. Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis. The Scientific World Journal No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051653
American Medical Association (AMA)
Płaszewski, Maciej& Cieśliński, Igor& Nowobilski, Roman& Kotwicki, Tomasz& Terech, Jacek& Furgał, Mariusz. Mental Health of Adults Treated in Adolescence with Scoliosis-Specific Exercise Program or Observed for Idiopathic Scoliosis. The Scientific World Journal. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1051653
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1051653