Table 5.
Importance given to each outcome, listed according to the median of responses. Pre and post Consensus Meeting results.
| Rank obtained | Importance | ||||||
| Post | Pre | Chi | |||||
| Outcome | Post | Pre | Primary | Secondary | Primary | Secondary | P |
| Aesthetics | 1 | 4 | 84% | 9% | 58% | 32% | <0.01 |
| Quality of life | 2 | 2 | 75% | 6% | 63% | 26% | <0.01 |
| Psychological well-being | 3 | 72% | 6% | ||||
| Disability | 4 | 7 | 66% | 16% | 47% | 21% | <0.01 |
| Back Pain | 5 | 9 | 59% | 22% | 32% | 58% | <0.01 |
| Rib hump | 6 | 3 | 53% | 22% | 63% | 26% | <0.01 |
| Breathing function | 7 | 6 | 44% | 31% | 53% | 42% | <0.01 |
| Progression in adulthood | 8 | 1 | 41% | 31% | 63% | 21% | <0.01 |
| Needs of further treatments in adulthood | 9 | 8 | 38% | 38% | 47% | 42% | NS |
| Knowledge and understanding of scoliosis in general and their specific pattern | 10 | 34% | 28% | ||||
| Balance | 11 | 34% | 31% | ||||
| Scoliosis Cobb degrees (radiographic lateral flexion) | 12 | 5 | 28% | 44% | 53% | 32% | <0.05 |
| Self control of posture | 13 | 25% | 38% | ||||
| Movement of the vertebral column (sagittal plane) | 14 | 22% | 38% | ||||
| Perdriolle degrees (radiographic rotation) | 15 | 11 | 19% | 50% | 21% | 53% | <0.01 |
| Kypho-lordosis Cobb degrees (radiographic lateral alignment) | 16 | 10 | 16% | 50% | 26% | 42% | <0.01 |
| Sensory motor integration of the corrective ideal pattern | 17 | 16% | 41% | ||||
| Exercise efficiency | 18 | 16% | 38% | ||||
| Equality of weight bearing | 19 | 13% | 31% | ||||
| Improved body motor awareness and motor learning skills | 20 | 3% | 56% | ||||
| Improved processing of vestibular input | 21 | 3% | 47% | ||||
Post: answers to second questionnaire, proposed after the Consensus Meeting (32 responders) – Pre: answers to first questionnaire, proposed before Consensus Meeting (19 responders) – Chi: Chi-square test