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Foot health-related quality of life among elderly with and without lesser toe deformities: a case–control study
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Lopez, Daniel Lopez Martínez-Vázquez, María Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena Lobo, Cesar Calvo Rodríguez-Sanz, David López, Patricia Palomo Vallejo, Ricardo Becerro De Bengoa |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Description | Journal: Patient preference and adherence Foot health-related quality of life among elderly with and without lesser toe deformities: a case-control study Daniel López-López,1 María Martínez-Vázquez,1 Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias,2 César Calvo-Lobo,3 David Rodríguez-Sanz,4 Patricia Palomo-López,5 Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo6 1Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Spain; 2Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain; 3Nursing and Physical Therapy Department, Institute of Biomedicine (IBIOMED), Universidad de León, Ponferrada, León, Spain; 4School of Sports Science, European University, Villaviciosa de Odón, Madrid, Spain; 5University Center of Plasencia, Universidad de Extremadura, Extremadura, Spain; 6School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the health-related quality of life impact related to foot health and health in general in older adults with lesser toe deformities (LTD) and without any foot conditions. Methods: A case–control observational study was carried out following the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology criteria. A total of 100 older adults with a mean age of 74.39±6.02 years were recruited at an outpatient clinic; 50 of these subjects had LTD (case group) and 50 subjects were without any foot conditions (control group). Presence of LTD was determined in both feet using the Kelikian push-up test, and the Foot Health Status Questionnaire scores were self-reported.Results: The case group showed lower scores in quality of life in relation to health in general and to foot health specifically. Statistically significant differences (p |
| Related Links | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5813943/pdf https://www.dovepress.com/getfile.php?fileID=40495 |
| Ending Page | 255 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 251 |
| ISSN | 1177889X |
| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s152269 |
| Journal | Patient preference and adherence |
| Volume Number | ume 12 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2018-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Patient preference and adherence Foot Deformities Foot Disease Quality of Life |
| Content Type | Text |
| Subject | Social Sciences Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics Health Policy |
