title: [Perceived self-image in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: an integrative review of the literature].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To learn about the experiences of adolescents diagnosed with idiopathic scoliosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  Integrative review of the literature published within a specified time frame.
  
  
  RESULTS
  For both sexes, the predominant clinical symptom of this condition appears to be the negative effect that the deformity exerts on perceived self-image. Quantitative studies used numerical scores to assess perceptions of body image but did not analyse emotional aspects. Patients treated surgically were found to have a better self-image than patients treated with a brace. Quality of life was improved by a reduction in the magnitude of the curve.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Spinal deformity exerts a psychological effect on adolescent girls.
authors.affiliation: Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Isabel Bonilla
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Carrasco
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
authors.forename: Maria Carmen Solano
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000523:psychology*; D012649:Self Concept