A Health App for Post-Pandemic Years (HAPPY) for people with physiological and psychosocial distress during the post-pandemic era: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Objective: This article describes a protocol for a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effects of a three-level Health App for Post-Pandemic Years (HAPPY) on alleviating post-pandemic physiological and psychosocial distress.

Methods: Convenience and snowball sampling methods will be used to recruit 814 people aged 18+ with physiological and/or psychosocial distress. The experimental group will receive a 24-week intervention consisting of an 8-week regular supervision phase and a 16-week self-help phase.

Development and validation of the scoliosis misconception scale (SMS) for assessing level of misconception of patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Background: Little is known about patients' understanding of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS). This paper aims to develop and validate the Scoliosis Misconception Scale (SMS) and to explore patients' level of misconception about AIS.

Methods: A total of 195 patients who were newly referred with newly diagnosed AIS were recruited to assess their levels of misconception and psychological distress before and after their first consultation with a specialist.

Does Diabetes Affect the Surgical Outcomes in Cases With Cervical Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament? A Multicenter Study From Asia Pacific Spine Study Group.

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter study.

Objectives: To evaluate the surgical outcomes of cervical ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.

Methods: Approximately 253 cervical OPLL patients who underwent surgical decompression with or without fixation were registered at 4 institutions in 3 Asian countries.

Brace Effectiveness Is Related to 3-Dimensional Plane Parameters in Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis.

Background: Although scoliosis is a 3-dimensional (3D) deformity, little research has been performed on the use of 3D imaging in brace curve correction. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of axial-plane parameters on the outcomes of bracing with a thoracolumbosacral orthosis for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.

Methods: This prospective longitudinal cohort study included patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis who fulfilled the criteria for bracing according to the Scoliosis Research Society, and was conducted from the time the patient began wearing the brace through a minimum follow-up of 2 years or until a surgical procedure was performed.