Barriers and facilitators to bracing in adults with painful degenerative scoliosis: a single-centred mixed-method feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Conservative treatments including bracing and exercise therapy are prescribed on the first-line in adults with degenerative scoliosis. However, adherence to conservative treatments is low. We aimed to assess barriers and facilitators to bracing in adults with painful degenerative scoliosis.

Methods

We conducted a single-centred mixed-method pilot and feasibility study. All patients scheduled for a multidisciplinary custom-made bracing consultation, from July 2019 to January 2020, in a French tertiary care centre, were screened. Patients were eligible if they had painful adult degenerative scoliosis and a prescription for a rigid custom-made lumbar-sacral orthosis. The primary outcome was barriers and facilitators to bracing assessed by a qualitative approach using

SUBMITTER: Dureigne F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9841704 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature