Depression status in patient with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A comparative study

Methods Study included 47 (7 male, 40 female) participants, 23 were using brace (mean age: 13.34±1.61) and 24 were doing 3DSchroth method exercises (mean age: 13.66±1.76) for treatment. In the brace group, mean Cobb angle was 38.30±10.70 (range:20-60), mean ATR was 12.60±5.41(range:3-25), in the exercise group mean Cobb angle was 32.16±11.62 (range:15-60), mean ATR was 8.45±4.04 (range:3-18). Both of the groups were receiving treatment for 6 months at least. Depressive symptoms in youth were assessed with the Children’s Depression Inventory (CDI), a self-report questionnaire consisting of 27 items. The CDI has wide use across chronic health conditions. A score of 13 is indicative of elevated depressive symptoms.