Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Pectus Carinatum Body Image Quality of Life Questionnaire for Patients With Pectus Carinatum

Acibadem University60 enrolled

Overview

In children with severe pectus carinatum, a significant loss of self-esteem, impairment in social behavior due to a decrease in quality of life associated with physical appearance and mental health has been reported. However, a questionnaire measuring these problems specific to this disease is not available in Turkish. Therefore, in our study, we aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Pectus Carinatum Body Image Quality of Life Questionnaire (PeCBI-QOL) in patients with Pectus Carinatum.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Pectus Carinatum Quality of Life Body Image Brace

Interventions

Brace Treatment

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients who have been diagnosed with Pectus Carinatum by a doctor (2 cm above the protrusion level) 2. Between the ages of 10-18, 3. Having dissatisfaction with this defect Exclusion Criteria: 1. Having severe scoliosis (Cobb angle over 20 degrees) 2. Having chronic systemic disease 3. Having a serious psychiatric illness 4. Having complex mixed type pectus deformity

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Pectus Carinatum Body Image Quality of Life Questionnaire

A questionnaire (Pectus Carinatum Body Image Quality of Life Questionnaire, PeCBI-QOL) was developed by Paulson et al. to be applied in the follow-up of Pectus Carinatum patients. The questionnaire includes 18 items for patients and 15 items for their families. The questionnaire has no validity and reliability in Turkish.

Time frame: 15-21 days

Secondary Outcomes

The Pectus Excavatum Evaluation Questionnaire

The Pectus Excavatum Evaluation Questionnaire (PEEQ) was developed and validated by Lawson et al to measure the physical and psychosocial quality-of-life changes after surgical repair of pectus excavatum. Each of the 17 items in the PEEQ is in a Likert scale format, where low scores indicate better outcome.