Electronic monitoring of scoliosis brace wear compliance

Purpose Accurate evaluation of patient compliance with scoliosis brace usage has been a challenge for physicians treating patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This inability to accurately measure compliance has resulted in difficulty in determining brace treatment efficacy. This prospectiv...

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Published in:Journal of children's orthopaedics 2010-08, Vol.4 (4), p.343-347
Main Authors: Rahman, Tariq, Borkhuu, Battugs, Littleton, Aaron G., Sample, Whitney, Moran, Ed, Campbell, Stephen, Rogers, Kenneth, Bowen, J. Richard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Diaries
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Orthopedics
Patients
Pediatrics
Scoliosis
Sensors
Software
Technical Note
Traumatic Surgery
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Summary:Purpose Accurate evaluation of patient compliance with scoliosis brace usage has been a challenge for physicians treating patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. This inability to accurately measure compliance has resulted in difficulty in determining brace treatment efficacy. This prospective study was performed to demonstrate the efficacy of using a new electronic brace compliance monitor, the Cricket. Methods The Cricket is a small encased circuit that can be attached to the brace and, by means of a temperature sensor, can record brace wear times. This study included ten subjects with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who were prescribed the Wilmington scoliosis brace (thoraco-lumbo-sacral orthosis) into which the Cricket sensor was incorporated. Subjects kept a diary of brace wear times. Results Comparisons of data for the Cricket, subject diaries, and prescribed brace wear were evaluated. The mean error between the diary times and Cricket recording was 2%. Patient compliance was 78%. Conclusions The Cricket is a reliable, accurate, and sensitive device to determine patient compliance with scoliosis brace usage.
ISSN:1863-2521
1863-2548
DOI:10.1007/s11832-010-0266-6