Abstracts of the International Research Society on Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Meeting 2018
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Abstracts of the International Research Society on Spinal Deformities (IRSSD) Meeting 2018 Utrecht, the Netherlands. 14-16 June 2018 Published: 11 June 2018
O1 Health care professionals recognize adolescent idiopathic scoliosis in earlier stage compared to untrained adults Charlotte de Groot, Johan L. Heemskerk, Mark C. Altena, Diederik H. R. Kempen OLVG, JointResearch, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders 2018, 13(Suppl 1):O1 Introduction/ background In the Netherlands, routine mandatory school screening for scoliosis was abandoned in 2010 because the effectiveness and efficiency of the screening program was questioned. Due to canceling of the scoliosis screening program, detection of the scoliosis now depends on the ability of parents or acquaintances of the child to recognize their deformity. For trained health care workers, the sensitivity and specificity of the bending test varies from 46 to 84% and 78 to 93%, respectively. However, the ability to detect a scoliosis for untrained adults is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study is to evaluate the ability to detect a scoliosis and determine the sensitivity of the bending test of a selected population in untrained adults. Objectives The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the ability of untrained adults to recognize a scoliosis in a selected population of scoliotic and nonscoliotic patients. We hypothesize that the external curve characteristics (Cobb angle or lumbar vs thoracic curves) influence the ability to recognize the scoliosis. Method The study is an observational cohort study. After obtaining informed consent, standardized photographs of scoliotic and non-scoliotic children were obtained in the upright and the Adam’s forward bending test position. These pictures were used for a questionnaire including 28 pictures with different curve sizes and locations of the curve. Subsequently, 100 untrained adults and 120 health care professionals between 25-55 years were approached to complete the questionnaire. Statistical analysis was done using an independentsamples t-test. Results Untrained adults are less likely to recognize scoliosis then health care professionals. (62% vs. 72% p
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