INTRODUCTION: Idiopathic scoliosis (IS) patients have poor self-esteem and self-image/appearance perception, more spine pain and feel less healthy and less happy than individuals without spinal deformities. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the quality of life (QOL) of IS adolescents using the Br-SRS-22r self-administrated questionnaire. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study. Thirty IS patients, mean age of 15.5 (± 2.6) years old and mean curvature magnitude of 28.4 (± 21.0) Cobb degrees were selected. Descriptive statistics presented the frequency distribution scores of each Br-SRS-22r domain. RESULTS: In the function domain, it was observed that 93.3% of the volunteers had a score above 3. For the self-image domain, there was a greater distribution of points in which 26.7% scored between 2 and 2.9. The distribution of the pain and mental health scores was similar, with a higher concentration between three and 3.9 points (36.7 and 40%, respectively). In the treatment satisfaction domain, 78.6% of volunteers scored above 4. CONCLUSION: Findings for pain, physical functional and self-appearance domains were in agreement with those previous published. Presented results demonstrated that, in a sample composed mainly by IS patients being conservatively treat with physical therapy, the condition impact was mild, in pain, appearance and mental health domains, to weak in physical function domain.
Scoliosis; Questionnaire; Quality of life
