Measurement properties of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis: a systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Scoliosis is defined as a three-dimensional deformity of the spine characterized by lateral tilt and axial rotation of the vertebrae. Its magnitude in the frontal plane is identified by a Cobb angle greater than 10o. The aim of the study was to systematically examine the clinimetric properties of the Spinal Appearance Questionnaire (SAQ) in its cross-cultural adaptations in different languages. METHODS: Medline (PubMed), CINAHL, EMBASE, Science Direct, PsycINFO and WorldWideScience.org databases were used for screening studies until July 16, 2022. In this study, records on the development, evaluation and translation of the SAQ instrument in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis were included. In addition, two independent reviewers defined whether the studies were eligible and analyzed their psychometric properties of internal consistency, reliability, content validity, cross-cultural validity, construct validity and structural validity, according to the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN). The modified GRADE was applied for evidence synthesis. RESULTS: A total of 95 articles were selected by title and abstract. After removing duplicates and reading and searching the references, a total of 13 studies were included in this review. The original version of the SAQ was described in English, and the instrument was translated into Polish, Canadian French, Simplified Chinese, Spanish (Europe), Danish, Traditional Chinese, Portuguese (Brazil), Korean, German, Turkish and Persian. The evidence was moderate for construct validity, low for internal consistency, and very low for reliability and cross-cultural validity; the content and structural validity properties did not present minimum data for classification. CONCLUSION: The quality of the evidence regarding the clinimetric properties of the SAQ instrument in adolescents with idiopathic scoliosis was low due to the absence of clinimetric properties or dubious methodological quality. However, for clinical practice and research, we recommend the use of the instrument to assess the self-perception of the spine in adolescents. For future translations and adaptations, we recommend the use of the COSMIN guidelines.

Hérnia diafragmática Congênita: aspectos clínico-hospitalares em um hospital de referência materno-infantil na região Amazônica / Hernia diafragmática congénita: aspectos clínicos y hospitalarios en un hospital de referencia materno-infantil de la Amazonía / Congenital diaphragmatic hernia: clinical and hospital aspects in a maternal and child reference hospital in the Amazon region

RESUMO O objetivo deste estudo é analisar o perfil clínico-hospitalar de neonatos com o diagnóstico de hérnia diafragmática congênita (HDC), no período de 2008 a 2018 em um hospital de referência materno-infantil. Trata-se de um estudo transversal e analítico descritivo, que incluiu principalmente dados de prontuários com os códigos Q79.0, Q79.1, J986, K44 e K44.0 da Classificação Internacional de Doenças (CID-10). Os critérios de exclusão de prontuários foram o diagnóstico de outros tipos de hérnia diafragmática, sem o aspecto congênito; a internação em unidades que não fossem UTI Neonatal; e a idade no ato de internação igual ou superior a 29 dias. Analisou-se um total de 25.602 prontuários, dos quais 14 corresponderam a HDC. O acometimento por gênero foi de 71,43% masculino (10 casos) e 28,57% feminino (4), com 21,34% das localizações de HDC tipo Bochdalek à direita (3) e 78,57% à esquerda (11). Todos os neonatos deste estudo passaram por ventilação mecânica invasiva (VMI) 9,21 ± 5,55 dias. A cirurgia foi indicada em 11 casos (78,57%), com vias de acesso por toracotomia em 4 (36,36%) e por laparotomia subcostal em 7 (63,64%), todos com uso de dreno torácico homolateral ao hemitórax. O tempo total de internação foi de 19,42 ± 15,36 dias. Observou-se a evolução de alta melhorada em oito pacientes (57,14%) e o óbito de seis (42,86%), com idade de 6,19 ± 4,79 dias, sem referência de acompanhamento do desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor posteriormente. Ocorreram baixas incidências de casos por ano, e o gênero de acometimento, as malformações associadas e o tempo de VMI foram semelhantes a outras populações no mundo.

RESUMEN El objetivo de este estudio es analizar el perfil clínico-hospitalario de neonatos diagnosticados con hernia diafragmática congénita (HDC) en el período de 2008 a 2018 en un hospital de referencia materno-infantil. Este es un estudio transversal, analítico-descriptivo, realizado con base en datos de historias clínicas con los códigos Q79.0, Q79.1, J986, K44 y K44.0 de la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE-10). Los criterios de exclusión de las historias clínicas fueron el diagnóstico de otros tipos de hernia diafragmática sin el aspecto congénito; hospitalización en unidades que no sean UCI neonatales; y edad de ingreso igual o mayor a 29 días. Se analizaron un total de 25.602 registros, de los cuales 14 correspondían a HDC. Entre el género afectado, el 71,43% fue el género masculino (10 casos) y el 28,57% el femenino (4), con un 21,34% de las ubicaciones de la HDC de tipo Bochdalek a la derecha (3) y un 78,57% a la izquierda (11). Todos los recién nacidos en este estudio estuvieron bajo ventilación mecánica invasiva (VMI) por 9,21±5,55 días. La cirugía estuvo indicada para 11 casos (78,57%), con vías de acceso por toracotomía para 4 (36,36%) y laparotomía subcostal para 7 (63,64%), todos con sonda torácica homolateral al hemitórax. La estancia hospitalaria total fue de 19,42±15,36 días. Se observó una mejor evolución del alta en ocho pacientes (57,14%) y muerte de seis (42,86%) con 6,19±4,79 días de edad, sin referencia de seguimiento del desarrollo neuropsicomotor posteriormente. Hubo baja incidencia de casos por año; y el género que acomete, las malformaciones asociadas y el tiempo de VMI fueron similares a otros estudios de la literatura.

ABSTRACT The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical and hospital profile of newborns diagnosed with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) from 2008 to 2018 in a maternal and child reference hospital. It is a cross-sectional and descriptive analytical study, which mainly included data from medical records with the codes Q79.0, Q79.1, J98.6, K44 and K44.0 of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10). The exclusion criteria of medical records were the diagnosis of other types of diaphragmatic hernia, without the congenital aspect; hospitalization in units that were not Neonatal ICUs; and the age at admission equal to or greater than 29 days. A total of 25,602 records were analyzed, of which 14 corresponded to CDH. The gender involvement was 71.43% male (10 cases) and 28.57% female (4), with 21.34% of Bochdalek-type CDH located on the right (3) and 78.57% on the left (11). All newborns in this study underwent invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) 9.21 ± 5.55 days. Surgery was indicated in 11 cases (78.57%), with thoracotomy access routes in four (36.36%) and subcostal laparotomy in seven (63.64%), all using a chest tube homolateral to the hemithorax. The total hospital stay was 19.42 ± 15.36 days. There was an improved discharge evolution in eight patients (57.14%) and the death of six (42.86%), with ages around 6.19 ± 4.79 days, with no follow-up of neuropsychomotor development afterwards. There were low incidences of cases per year, the gender involvement, the associated malformations and the IMV time were similar to other populations in the world.