Open AccessImproving education and coping of scoliosis patients undergoing surgery, and their families, using e-health
Author(s) -
Magdalena Lysenko,
Peggy W. Law,
James Jarvis,
James G. Wright
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of children's orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.638
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1863-2548
pISSN - 1863-2521
DOI - 10.1007/s11832-016-0772-2
Subject(s) - coping (psychology) , scoliosis , medicine , health care , psychology , physical therapy , clinical psychology , psychiatry , economics , economic growth
Healthcare providers have limited time to spend with scoliosis patients who are considering surgery and their families. The purpose of this study was to evaluate an e-health strategy to increase knowledge and coping in patients with scoliosis who are surgical candidates and their families.