Purpose
Estimates the psychological stress adolescent scoliosis patients have due to wearing a brace.
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Area of Assessment
Quality of LifeStress & Coping
Estimates the psychological stress adolescent scoliosis patients have due to wearing a brace.
8
5-10 minutes
Initially reviewed by University of Illinois at Chicago Master of Science in Occupational Therapy students Tiffany Lin, Ashley Maldonado, and Alison Yum
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015; n = 86; mean age = 13.5 years; idiopathic scoliosis; wearing a brace > 12 h/d for 3 months; Risser signs I-IV, Cobb angle = 20.8 to 45.8; adolescents)
SEM for entire group: 1.14
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015)
German Adolescents with Brace Treatment: (Botens-Helmus, Kelin, & Stephan, 2006; n = 62; mean age = 14.5 (SD = 1.66); adolescent idiopathic scoliosis, average Cobb angle of 40° (SD = 1.66), average Cobb angle in brace 27.7° (SD 20.6); German adolescents)
Score of 0-8: “strong” stress
Score of 9-16: “medium” stress
Score of 17-24: “little” stress
Spanish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (D’Agata, Testor & Rigo, 2010; n = 35; mean age = 13 years (SD = 1.4 years); adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; wearing the Ringo System Chêneau Brace for 14 months on average; mean Cobb angle of the major curve = 35.42 degrees; Spanish adolescents)
Average value of BSSQ: 11.7 (SD 4.8)
Polish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Misterska, G?owacki, & Harasymczuk, 2009; n = 35; median age = 14.8 years old (SD = 1.5 years); idiopathic scoliosis; wearing the Cheneau brace for an average of 16.1 months (SD = 11.7) for 14.9 hours a day (SD = 3.2); mean Cobb’s angle 27.8 degrees (SD = 7.4); Polish, female adolescents)
Questionnaires filled for first time: Median score obtained by means of the Polish version of the BSSQ-Brace was 11.3, SD = 4.7, interpreted as medium stress
Questionnaires filled for second time: Median score was 10.9 SD = 4.6
Median scores on the BSSQ-Brace ranged from 0.9 to 2.5
Most patients (82%) experience high or medium stress
17.1% of patients reported little stress caused by wearing the brace
60.0% of patients reported some stress caused by wearing the brace
22.9% of patients reported severe stress from wearing the brace
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015)
Stress levels related to deformity and brace wearing in AIS patients under brace treatment
Average = 13.4
Little stress level: n = 13
Medium stress level: n = 63
Strong stress level n = 10
SD: 3.6
Max: 21
Spanish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (D’Agata et al., 2010)
Excellent test-retest reliability: r = 0.90, n = 32, p < 0.01, n = 32
Polish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Misterska et al., 2009)
Excellent: Cronbach's alpha = 0.82
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015)
Excellent: Cronbach's alpha = 0.80
German Adolescents with Brace Treatment: (Botens-Helmus, et al., 2006, taken at first presentation and 3 days later)
Turkish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis (Yilmaz, Kuru, & Yavuzer, 2012; n = 38; mean age = 13.47 years (2.93 years); idiopathic scoliosis; mean Cobb angle = 39.05 (11.17 degrees); Turkish adolescents)
Excellent: test-retest reliability
Analysis of the scores, collected twice one week apart:
First collection r = 0.647 (p = 0.003)
Second collection r = 0.978 (p = 0.001)
Spanish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (D’Agata et al., 2010)
Good: Cronbach's alpha = 0.81
Polish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Misterska et al., 2009)
Excellent: Cronbach's alpha 0.80
Chinese adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis (Xu et al., 2015)
Excellent: Cronbach's alpha = 0.80
German Adolescent with Brace Treatment: (Botens-Helmus et al., 2006)
Excellent: Cronbach’s alpha = 0.97
*Scores higher than .90 may indicate redundancy in the scale questions
Turkish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis (Yilmaz et al., 2012)
Excellent: Cronbach's alpha = 0.88
Spanish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (D’Agata et al., 2010)
Excellent convergent validity of BSSQ(brace).es and SRS-22 (r = 0.656, p < 0.01)
Adequate convergent validity of BSSQ(brace).es and SRS-22 scale: Function (r = 0.43, p = 0.05)
Adequate convergent validity of BSSQ(brace).es and SRS-22 scale: Pain subscale (r = 0.37, p = 0.05)
Excellent convergent validity of BSSQ(brace).es and SRS-22 scale: Self Image (r = 0.60, p = 0.01)
Adequate convergent validity of BSSQ(brace).es and SRS-22 scale: Satisfaction (r = 0.45, p = 0.05)
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015)
Adequate convergent validity of the relationship between BSSQ-Brace and SRS-22: r = 0.48
Adequate convergent validity of function: r = 0.33
Poor convergent validity of pain: r = 0.29
Adequate convergent validity of self-image: r = 0.37
Adequate convergent validity of mental health: r = 0.32
Spanish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (D’Agata et al., 2010)
Excellent no floor or ceiling effects
Polish Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Misterska et al., 2009)
Excellent no ceiling effect
Adequate floor effect occurred in the second filling of the questionnaire and only applied to one patient representing 2.9% of patients
Chinese Adolescents with Idiopathic Scoliosis: (Xu et al., 2015)
German Adolescents with Brace Treatment: (Botens-Helmus, et al., 2006)
Botens-Helmus, C., Klein, R., & Stephan, C. (2006). The reliability of the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQbrace) in adolescents with scoliosis during brace treatment. Scoliosis, 1, 22.
D’Agata, E., Testor, C. P., & Rigo, M. (2010). Spanish validation of Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire (BSSQ (brace).es) for adolescents with braces. Scoliosis, 5, 15.
Misterska, E., G?owacki, M., & Harasymczuk, J. (2009). Polish adaptation of Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Brace and Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Deformity. European Spine Journal, 18(12), 1911.
Xu, X., Wang, F., Yang, M., Huang, Q., Chang, Y., Wei, X., Bai, Y., & Li, M. (2015). Chinese adaptation of the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire for patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis under brace treatment. Medicine, 94(31).
Yilmaz, H. G., Kuru, T., & Yavuzer, G. (2012). Turkish adaptation and reliability of Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis using spinal brace. Turkiye Fiziksel Tip Ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi-Turkish Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 58(3), 225–228.
We have reviewed more than 500 instruments for use with a number of diagnoses including stroke, spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury among several others.