Association Between Public Insurance and Quality of Life Outcomes in Surgically Treated Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
Publicly insured patients were found to have worse QOL metrics in nearly all domains prior to surgery and for pain and mental health after surgery. Equalization of function, self-image, and total QOL metrics postoperatively suggests that access to appropriate surgical interventions may help mitigate some, but not all, of these preoperative differences. This study provides Level III evidence, based on a retrospective cohort design.
Authors
- Leila Alvandi
- M. Said (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8344-359X)
- Anisha Duvvi
- Kathryn R. Segal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9306-799X)
- Emily D. Ferreri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7298-4801)
- Jacob F. Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6711-9642)
- Eric Daniel Fornari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1454-1161)
- J Gomez
- Zachariah Samuel
Institutions
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine (US)
- Montefiore Medical Center (US)
- Children's Hospital at Montefiore (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-10-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.93776
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00