Living with congenital scoliosis: a qualitative phenomenological study of Chinese adolescents receiving corrective surgery
In this tertiary-care cohort, adolescents centered participation and ordinariness more than stigma or sadness. Care and research should prioritize adolescent-defined outcomes and avoid presuming psychosocial distress as a default.
Authors
- Chun Pu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6487-299X)
- JinDong Yang
- Qiang Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3610-6934)
- Deng Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2529-5821)
- Tao Chen
- Wenjing Zhang
- Xue Lei
- Mengqiu Liang
- Yong Chen
Institutions
- Third People's Hospital of Chengdu (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Disability and Rehabilitation
- Published
- 2026-03-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2026.2639944
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00