A systematic scoping review and textual narrative synthesis of the qualitative evidence related to adolescent idiopathic scoliosis

Abstract

AIS diagnosis and treatment has a substantial impact on adolescents and their families that is only addressed in part in this review. There is a pressing need for more qualitative research to understand needs, perspectives and experiences of adolescents with AIS and their families from the point of diagnosis, throughout treatment, and in the longer-term.