Table 5.
Health-related quality of life according to the SRS-22r and EQ-VAS global health scores at baseline, within group changes from baseline to 6 months, and between group differences in changes from baseline to 6 months.
| Baseline | Within Group Changes from Baseline to 6 Months | Between Group Differences in Changes between Baseline and 6 Months | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean Change (SD) | p-Value | Cohen´s d | Main Effects F; p-Value; ηp2 | Pairwise Comparison Mean Difference (95% CI) p-Value |
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| Negative Change = Worse Outcome | ||||||
| SRS-22r Function (1–5) | 1.2; 0.298; 0.02 | NA | ||||
| NB | 4.8 (0.2) | −0.1 (0.3) | 0.018 | 0.36 | ||
| SSE | 4.7 (0.3) | −0.1 (0.4) | 0.066 | |||
| PA | 4.7 (0.3) | <−0.1 (0.3) | 0.925 | |||
| SRS-22r Pain (1–5) | 0.4; 0.658; 0.01 | NA | ||||
| NB | 4.7 (0.6) | <−0.1 (0.4) | 0.731 | |||
| SSE | 4.6 (0.6) | <−0.1 (0.4) | 0.486 | |||
| PA | 4.7 (0.6) | <−0.1 (0.4) | 0.943 | |||
| SRS-22r Self-image (1–5) | 1.8; 0.170; 0.03 | NA | ||||
| NB | 4.1 (0.7) | 0.1 (0.5) | 0.367 | |||
| SSE | 4.2 (0.6) | −0.1 (0.5) | 0.101 | |||
| PA | 4.3 (0.5) | −0.1 (0.5) | 0.200 | |||
| SRS-22r Mental health (1–5) | 0.8; 0.437; 0.02 | NA | ||||
| NB | 4.3 (0.6) | −0.1 (0.4) | 0.325 | |||
| SSE | 4.3 (0.5) | −0.1 (0.6) | 0.152 | |||
| PA | 4.3 (0.6) | −0.2 (0.5) | 0.009 | 0.33 | ||
| SRS-22r Subscore (1–5) | 0.9; 0.394; 0.02 | NA | ||||
| NB | 4.5 (0.5) | <−0.1 (0.2) | 0.493 | |||
| SSE | 4.5 (0.4) | −0.1 (0.3) | 0.039 | 0.22 | ||
| PA | 4.5 (0.3) | −0.1 (0.3) | 0.057 | |||
| SRS-22r Satisfaction (1–5) | At 6 months only | 2.7; 0.074; 0.05 | NA | |||
| NB | 3.9 (0.8) | |||||
| SSE | 3.5 (0.9) | |||||
| PA | 3.4 (1.1) | |||||
| SRS-22r Total Score (1–5) | At 6 months only | 0.8; 0.460; 0.01 | NA | |||
| NB | 4.4 (0.5) | |||||
| SSE | 4.3 (0.5) | |||||
| PA | 4.3 (0.4) | |||||
| EQ-VAS Global health (0–100) | 0.2; 0.763; 0.01 | NA | ||||
| NB | 88.2 (11.5) | −2.6 (10.4) | 0.133 | |||
| SSE | 88.0 (10.0) | −3.2 (15.0) | 0.197 | |||
| PA | 87.6 (10.6) | −1.0 (12.2) | 0.620 | |||
SRS-22r: The Scoliosis Research Society-22r; EQ-VAS: EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; NB: hypercorrective Boston brace night shift; SSE: scoliosis-specific exercise; PA: adequate self-mediated physical activity. Bold = significant at p < 0.05; Cohen’s d estimate = effect size; ηp2 = partial eta squared. NA = not applicable.