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Table 1 The quality and quantity of brace usage for the patients (n = 28)

From: A compliance real-time monitoring system for the management of the brace usage in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients: a pilot study

Parameters

The First 3 Months

The Latter 3 Months

P

Baseline Force (N)

1.23 ± 0.28

/

Mesured Force (N)*

0.61 ± 0.20

0.98 ± 0.26

0.000

Quality Compliance (%)*

49.1 ± 10.4

80.5 ± 19.6

0.000

Prescribed Time (h)

23.0

/

Mesured Time (h)*

12.0 ± 2.4

16.1 ± 1.4

0.000

Quantity Compliance (%)*

52.3 ± 10.8

70.3 ± 6.4

0.000

  1. *p < 0.05