Bullying of pediatric orthopaedic patients
Patients in outpatient pediatric orthopaedic clinics, ages 10 to 17, and their parents were surveyed using the Child-Adolescent Bullying Scale-9. Higher rates of moderate to severe bullying were reported by patients with foot deformity (80%), multiple orthopaedic diagnoses (55%), chronic pain (39%), fracture/acute injury (37%), and scoliosis (33%). Moderate to severe bullying was reported by 37% of patients who wore a cast, 40% who wore a brace/orthotic, and 52% who used multiple orthopaedic devices. Parental concern that their child was being bullied was highly correlated with their child’s bullying score (P=0.0002). SOURCE: J Pediatric Orthopedics
