Temperament and Character Traits in Young Men With Idiopathic Scoliosis

All patients who applied to the orthopedics and traumatology department between July 2017 and June 2018 for a medical board examination were evaluated by physical and radiological examination. According to the Cobb method, individuals with a Cobb angle greater than 10° were diagnosed with Idiopathic Scoliosis. In the same period, healthy individuals who applied for the same examination and met the inclusion criteria were determined as the control group by random sampling method. All participants were evaluated by a senior psychiatrist. Before the interview, all subjects fully informed about the purpose and scope of the study. After their permission was obtained the study and control groups completed a socio-demographic data form consisting of questions about detailed personal and medical history and, the participants were asked to fill in the TCI.

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria

were 18 years of age and older, adequate level of education (at least primary school graduates) and capable of taking the tests and structured interview form, agreed to participate in the study, diagnosed with IS and did not have any psychiatric follow-up and treatment history.

Exclusion criteria

Individuals who were younger than 18 years of age, did not accept to participate in the study, had psychiatric disorders according to DSM V diagnostic criteria, additional medical disorders, and who were not at the level of education to take the tests and structured interview form were excluded from the study.