XXXX : a health assessment analysis by SF-36.

@entity1 @entity1643 @entity101 @entity1635 @entity615 @entity179 @entity158 @entity393 @entity85
STUDY DESIGN: A prospective self-assessment analysis of a consecutive series of adult @entity1 diagnosed with @entity1635 of adolescent onset or de novo @entity179 . PURPOSE: To analyze the impact that @entity1635 has on @entity1 health perceptions. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There exists little data studying the effect @entity1635 has on an adult's self-perception of health. METHODS: Inclusion criteria were: age > or =18 years, Cobb angle greater than 10 degrees, @entity85 , no prior surgery (spine), and complete records. Each @entity1 completed the standard Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire. For each @entity1 , radiographic and clinical data were evaluated. After all data were collected, the mean, standard deviation (SD), and true N values of the Cobb angle were calculated. This study population was then divided into two groups: @entity1 with a Cobb angle greater than 10 degrees and @entity1 with a Cobb angle greater than 20 degrees. Comparison of the SF-36 data for @entity1635 @entity1 with the United States general population, the United States general population ages 55-64, and @entity1 with @entity101 and @entity1643 was undertaken. RESULTS: The mean age for the @entity1 in this study was 63 years of age; 22 @entity1 were diagnosed as having @entity1635 of adolescent onset and 27 @entity1 had de novo @entity179 . The Cobb angle in this study group was found to be greater than 20 degrees in 41 @entity1 ; of these @entity1 , 19 @entity1 had a diagnosis of @entity1635 of adolescent onset and 22 @entity1 had a diagnosis of de novo @entity179 . Taken as a whole, the @entity1 in this study averaged scores much lower than the norms for both the general U.S. population in all 8 categories and the U.S. population for ages 55 to 64 in 7 out of 8 categories of the SF-36 questionnaire. Additionally, @entity1 with @entity1635 also showed lower scores compared to that of the norms found of @entity1 with comorbid conditions: @entity615 /sciatica with @entity101 in seven of the eight categories: physical functioning, role physical, bodily @entity158 , general health, vitality, social functioning, role emotional, and mental health. Of the radiographic parameters analyzed, @entity393 revealed a significant correlation with social function: P = 0.018; role emotional: P = 0.038; and overall general health: P = 0.05. The other radiographic parameters did not reveal statistically significant correlation to the calculated SF-36 scores. CONCLUSION: Our data clearly demonstrate the impact that @entity1635 has on a @entity1 's perception of health. The severity of this impact is strikingly apparent in the SF-36 scores when compared to benchmark data on @entity1 with comorbid conditions such as @entity615 and @entity101 . It is our conclusion that @entity1635 is becoming a medical condition of significant impact, affecting the fastest growing section of our society to a previously unrecognized degree.
