Measuring quality of life in children with early onsetscoliosis: Development and initial validation of the early onset scoliosis questionnaire

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 180-185

  Corona, Jacqueline ^a,b   Matsumoto, Hiroko ^a,b   Roye Jr , David P ^a,b   Vitale, Michael G ^a,b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

disease specific measure; early onset scoliosis; Early Onset Scoliosis Questionnaire; patient reported outcome; quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTENT VALIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS; EARLY ONSET SCOLIOSIS QUESTIONNAIRE; EMOTION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MALE; PAIN; PARENTAL STRESS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SCOLIOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE OF ONSET; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOLIOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79951739590     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BPO.0b013e3182093f9f     Document Type: Article

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