Objective: To identify currently available generic and disease‐specific health‐related quality
of life (HRQOL) instruments for children and adolescents up to 19 years old, to describe their …

AIMS To identify currently available generic and disease specific measures of quality of life
(QoL) for work with children; and make recommendations about the future development and …

Study Design. Outcome study to determine response distribution, internal consistency,
reproducibility, and concurrent validity of the Scoliosis Research Society-22 (SRS-22) health …

Study Design. An outcome questionnaire was constructed to evaluate patient satisfaction
and performance and to discriminate among patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis …

Quality of life (QoL) is central to pediatric practice. Where it is possible to manage but not
cure a disease, it is important to determine how far treatment and disease compromise the …

Study Design. Observational study of patients with scoliosis and matched controls.
Objectives. To determine the validity and reliability of the modified Scoliosis Research …

Study Design. A group of 102 brace-treated adolescents, aged 10–19 years with spine
deformities participated in a cross-sectional study. Objectives. To determine the effect of …

Study Design. Longitudinal cohort. Objective. To determine the minimum clinically important
difference (MCID) of the Scoliosis Research Society (SRS)-22 Appearance, Activity, and …

The purpose of this paper is to highlight important considerations in the measurement of
health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) in paediatric populations. Considerations specific to …

Objective. We report the development and testing of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire
(SAQ) for reliability, validity, and responsiveness in patients with idiopathic scoliosis …