title: The Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire in brace-treated adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Evaluation of the effects of brace treatment on quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is important.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To analyze the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cohort study, evaluation of reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-eight patients undergoing brace treatment for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (median age: 14.6 years) were included in the study. The Brace Questionnaire was translated into Turkish and administered to the patients twice at an interval of 5 days. Reliability was assessed using the test-retest method (Pearson's correlation coefficient); internal consistency was analyzed using Cronbach's alpha. Validity was assessed by correlating the Brace Questionnaire with the Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Brace and Scoliosis Research Society-22 questionnaire.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean Cobb angles were 31.1° ± 8.3° and 29.7° ± 9° for thoracic and lumbar regions, respectively. Cronbach's alpha was 0.94. Intraclass correlation coefficient was 0.95 in test-retest reliability analysis. The correlations between Brace Questionnaire and Bad Sobernheim Stress Questionnaire-Brace and Scoliosis Research Society-22 were r = 0.67 and r = 0.64, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The Turkish version of the Brace Questionnaire to measure the effects of brace treatment on quality of life in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis was found to have good validity, excellent reliability, and high internal consistency. Clinical relevance We recommend routine use of the Brace Questionnaire in scoliosis patients to evaluate brace-related quality of life and relevant factors and to support the individual when necessary during such treatment.
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gözde
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gür
authors.affiliation: 1 Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yavuz
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yakut
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Hasan Kalyoncu University, Gaziantep, Turkey.
authors.forename: Theo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grivas
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001915:Braces / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011788:Quality of Life; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012600:Scoliosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014421:Turkey
keywords: Brace Questionnaire; Scoliosis; adolescent idiopathic scoliosis; quality of life; scoliosis treatment; spinal orthotics