Table 6.
Health-related quality of life for the EQ-5D-Y dimensions, at baseline and 6 months, and changes in health state according to Paretian Classification of Health Change from baseline to 6 months.
| EQ-5D-Y Dimensions | Mobility | Self-Care | Usual Activities | Pain/Discomfort | Anxiety/Depression | |||||
| Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | Baseline | 6 Months | |
| No problems | ||||||||||
| NB-number (%) | 44 (100) | 39 (100) | 44 (100) | 38 (100) | 42 (96) | 38 (97) | 34 (77) | 30 (77) | 28 (65) | 25 (66) |
| SSE | 43 (98) | 39 (98) | 44 (100) | 40 (100) | 41 (93) | 37 (92) | 33 (75) | 26 (65) | 31 (74) | 29 (74) |
| PA | 45 (100) | 38 (100) | 45 (100) | 38 (100) | 43 (96) | 37 (97) | 34 (76) | 28 (74) | 32 (71) | 29 (76) |
| Moderate problems | ||||||||||
| NB-number (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 1 (3) | 9 (20) | 8 (20) | 14 (33) | 12 (32) |
| SSE | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (7) | 3 (8) | 9 (20) | 13 (32) | 11 (26) | 9 (23) |
| PA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 10 (22) | 9 (24) | 12 (27) | 8 (21) |
| Severe problems | ||||||||||
| NB-number (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
| SSE | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 1 (3) |
| PA | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) |
| Chi2 p-Value | 0.662 | > 0.999 | NA | NA | 0.898 | 0.617 | >0.999 | 0.869 | 0.852 | 0.906 |
| Paretian Classification of Health Change, baseline to 6 months | Worse 1 | Unchanged 2 | Better 3 | Indeterminable 4 | Chi 2 p-Value | |||||
| NB n = 38-number (%) | ||||||||||
| SSE n = 37-number (%) | 8 (22) | 22 (60) | 6 (16) | 1 (3) | 0.448 | |||||
| PA n = 38-number (%) | 10 (26) | 18 (47) | 9 (24) | 1 (3) | ||||||
EQ-5D-Y: EuroQol 5-Dimensions Youth; NB: hypercorrective Boston brace night shift; SSE: scoliosis-specific exercise; PA: adequate self-mediated physical activity; NA: not applicable—the distribution is a constant in self-care. Paretian Classification of Health Change: 1 The health state is worse in at least one dimension, and is no better in any other dimension; 2 the health state is exactly the same; 3 the health state is better in at least one dimension and is no worse in any other dimension; 4 the changes in health are “mixed”—better in one dimension, but worse in another.