Scoliosis Shared Decision Making
Scoliosis Shared Decision Making
Analysis of video encounters between providers, patients, and families will be used to
 develop a shared decision making tool for patients deciding between surgery and observation
 for scoliosis treatment.
For patients and parents who are considering scoliosis surgery, a video recording of the
 encounter will be obtained during their routine clinical visit to discuss surgery/options.
 This video will then be sent to the shared decision making group at Mayo Clinic, Rochester,
 MN to run analysis of the data (Shared Decision Making National Resource Center, Knowledge
 and Evaluation Research Unit, Mayo Clinic). Investigators will follow the patient's
 electronic medical records for 2 years after their decision of treatment option. No outcome
 forms will be specifically collected as part of the study, as outcomes forms are currently
 being collected clinically on all scoliosis patients.

 Based off of the initial video recordings, the first visual prototype of the shared decision
 making tool for scoliosis has been developed. This prototype of the shared decision making
 tool will be now be used to help test it's efficiency.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Scoliosis curve >40 degrees, < 65 degrees

 -  Risser score > 2

 -  Age > 13 years

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Risser score of 0 or 1

 -  Non-ambulatory scoliosis patients

 -  Ages 12 year and under