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FIGURE 1 Application of manual inclinometers for thoracic kyphosis measurement (photo used with written permission from author who obtained informed consent).39
FIGURE 2 Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) flow diagram of the systematic review article-screening procedure 16
FIGURE 3 The posture angle, mood, depression, and quality of life are inter-related in a bidirectional manner and affected by cofounders and covariates. Adapted from Corwin.15
Disclosure: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
Acknowledgement: The authors would like to acknowledge Marilyn Krajicek, EdD, RN, FAAN for her guidance and wisdom in the program of research. We would also like to thank Patricia Mowry, MS, BC-DMT, CMA, LPC, dance/movement therapist, for the concept development in her work with children with cancer.
Disclaimer: This work was supported by the American Cancer Society 133523-DSCN-19-050-01-SCN.
TABLE 1 Posture as Independent Variable, Quality of Life (QOL) as Dependent Variable