Physical activity, quality of life, and self-perception in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis

Cilj istraživanja: Procijeniti razinu tjelesne aktivnosti, kvalitetu života i percepciju vlastitog izgleda adolescenata s idiopatskom skoliozom. U istraživanju je također cilj utvrditi razlike s obzirom na dob, spol, razred, školu, bavljenje rekreacijom i korištenje ortoze. Nacrt studije: Presječno istraživanje. Ispitanici i metode: Istraživanje je provedeno na 59 adolescenata u dobi od 13 do 16 godina,uključujući oba spola, s dijagnozom adolescentne idiopatske skolioze. Najviše ispitanika pohađalo je 8. razred osnovne škole. U istraživanju je korištena skraćena inačica međunarodnog upitnika o tjelesnoj aktivnosti na hrvatskom jeziku (IPAQ–SF) i samostalno konstruirani anonimni upitnik. Rezultati: Adolescenti s idiopatskom skoliozom imali su umjerenu do visoku razinu tjelesne aktivnosti. Nije pronađena razlika s obzirom na dob, spol, razred, školu, rekreaciju i korištenje ortoze. Ispitanici koji se bave rekreacijom izvan nastave zadovoljniji su samima sobom, asimetrija tijela im ne smeta (P* = 0,005), ne osjećaju stid na nastavi tjelesne kulture (P* = 0,001), doživljavaju pozitivne osjećaje (P* = 0,03) i imaju više povjerenja u same sebe (P* = 0,02), za razliku od ispitanika koji se ne bave izvannastavnom tjelesnom aktivnošću. Adolescenti koji se ne bave rekreacijom neodlučniji su oko tvrdnje da vrlo malo cijene same sebe (P*=0,02). Zaključak: Postoje razlike u samopercepciji vlastitog izgleda u adolescenata s idiopatskom skoliozom s obzirom na bavljenje rekreativnim izvannastavnim aktivnostima.Aim: To assess the level of physical activity, quality of life and self – perception in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis. The study also aims to identify differences in terms of age, gender, grade, school, recreation and use of orthoses. The draft of the study: The study was structured as a cross-sectional study. Examinees and methods: The study was conducted on 59 adolescents of both sexes, diagnosed with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis between the age 13 to 16. Most respondents attended the 8th grade of primary school. The research used an abbreviated version of the international physical activity questionnaire in the Croatian language (IPAQ - SF) and an independently constructed anonymous questionnaire. Results: Adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis had moderate to high levels of physical activity. No difference was found according to age, gender, grade, school, recreation, and orthosis use. Respondents who are engaged in recreation outside of class are more satisfied with themselves, body asymmetry does not bother them (P * = 0.005), they do not feel ashamed in physical education classes (P * = 0.001), they experience positive feelings (P * = 0.03), and have more confidence in themselves (P * = 0.02), in contrast to respondents who do not engage in extracurricular physical activity. Adolescents who are not engaged in recreational sports are more hesitant about claiming to value themselves very little (P * = 0.02). Conclusion: There are differences in self - perception of self - image in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis according to engagement in recreational extracurricular sport activities