Introduction:

appropriate habits related to the spine affect the performance of activities of daily living as well as the quality of life of the general population. Therefore, assessing spinal health knowledge, especially that of adolescents, is crucial to body awareness and health promotion. For this, instruments are used, mostly self-reported controls that measure pain, its causes and knowledge of it. The standardization of these instruments is essential, as it facilitates and consolidates their use and credibility. This scoping review analyzed the existing instruments for assessing the spinal health knowledge of adolescents from 14 to 17 years old. Research was performed using the PubMed, Embase, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library databases. Articles were selected by two independent reviewers. Disagreements were resolved by a third senior reviewer. The methodological quality analysis was evaluated using the Brink and Louw checklist, and the risk of bias was determined using the Downs and Black checklist. Of the 6773 studies found, seven articles were included. These seven articles described the following three instruments that were used to assess spinal health knowledge: the Standardized Nordic Questionnaire (original and adapted versions); an instrument used to assess knowledge and attitudes of adolescents regarding low back pain and its occurrence (no specific name); and the Health Questionnaire on Back Care Knowledge Concerning Physical Activities in Daily Life for Adolescents. Six of the seven articles had high methodological quality, and all showed a low risk of bias. The present study identified three instruments (Norwegian, Spanish and Indian) that assess knowledge about spinal health in adolescents aged 14 to 17 years. Therefore, more instruments should be created and validated.