Psychologic management of brace therapy for patients with idiopathic scoliosis

Spine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 547-550

  Matsunaga, Shunji ^a   Hayashi, Kyoji ^a   Naruo, Tetsuro ^a   Nozoe, Shin Ichi ^a   Komiya, Setsuro ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Maudsley Personality Inventory; Milwaukee brace; Psychologic influence; Underarm brace

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; MENTAL DISEASE; MILWAUKEE BRACE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONALITY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE MALFORMATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; BRACES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SCOLIOSIS;

EID: 14344264326     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000154648.53535.52     Document Type: Article

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