Asian Nurs Res.  2013 Sep;7(3):120-127.

Posture Management Program Based on Theory of Planned Behavior for Adolescents with Mild Idiopathic Scoliosis

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea.
  • 2College of Nursing, Nursing Policy and Research Institution, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea. khssoon@yuhs.ac
  • 3Department of Physical Therapy, College of Health Science, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea.
  • 4Department of Psychology, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a devised posture management program based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis.
METHODS
A quasi-experimental study was conducted. It involved a nonequivalent comparison group design with pretest and posttest. Forty-four female adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis participated; data from 35 participants (20 for the test group, 15 for the control group) were used for the final analyses. The devised posture management program ran for 6 weeks. Posture management behavioral determinants (attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intention) as cognitive outcomes and muscular strength and flexibility as physical outcomes were measured three times: at baseline, week 6 and week 8. Cobb's angle as another physical outcome was measured twice: at baseline and week 8. Descriptive analysis, repeated measures analysis of variance and t test were used for data analyses.
RESULTS
Attitude, perceived control, and behavioral intention were consistently enhanced by the posture management program. The intervention increased flexibility and muscular strength and decreased Cobb's angle, which reduced spinal curvature. Frequency of posture management exercise showed a gradual increase in the test group.
CONCLUSION
The results indicate that the posture management program is effective in maintaining posture management behavior in adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis for both cognitive and physical outcomes. The posture management program should be helpful in expanding the role of school nurses in improving the health status of adolescents with mild idiopathic scoliosis.

Keyword

adolescent; exercise; health behavior; scoliosis

MeSH Terms

Adolescent*
Health Behavior
Humans
Intention
Pliability
Posture*
Scoliosis*
Spinal Curvatures
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