Natalia Tovaruela-Carrión1, Daniel López-López2, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias3, Verónica Álvarez-Ruíz4, Gemma Melero-González4, César Calvo-Lobo5, Ricardo Becerro-de Bengoa-Vallejo6. 1. DP, MSc, PhD. Associate Professor, Department of Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. 2. DP, BSc, MSc, PhD. Senior Professor and Researcher, Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, School of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, Ferrol, Coruña, Spain. 3. RN, DP, MSc, PhD. Full Professor, School of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Alcorcón, Spain. 4. DP, MSc, PhD. External Collaborator, Department of Podiatry, Universidad de Sevilla, Sevilla, Spain. 5. PT, MSc, PhD. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing and Physical Therapy, School of Health Sciences, Universidad de León, Ponferrada, León, Spain. 6. RN, BSc, MLIS, DPM, DHL, PhD, FFPM RCPS. Full Professor, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Metatarsalgia can be considered to be a common complaint in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) between participants with different metatarsalgia types and matched-paired healthy controls. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional analysis on a sample of 124 participants of median age ± interquartile range of 55 ± 22 years was carried out in the University Clinic of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Ferrol, Spain. They presented primary (n = 31), secondary (n = 31) or iatrogenic (n = 31) metatarsalgia, or were matched-paired healthy controls (n = 31). METHODS: Self-reported domain scores were obtained using the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) and were compared between the participants with metatarsalgia and between these and the healthy controls. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were shown in all FHSQ domains (P ≤ 0.001). Post-hoc analyses showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between the metatarsalgia types in relation to the matched healthy control group, such that the participants with metatarsalgia presented impaired foot-specific and general health-related QoL (lower FHSQ scores). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that presence of metatarsalgia had a negative impact on foot health-related QoL. Foot-specific health and general health were poorer among patients with metatarsalgia, especially among those with secondary and iatrogenic metatarsalgia, in comparison with matched healthy controls.
BACKGROUND:Metatarsalgia can be considered to be a common complaint in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) between participants with different metatarsalgia types and matched-paired healthy controls. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional analysis on a sample of 124 participants of median age ± interquartile range of 55 ± 22 years was carried out in the University Clinic of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Ferrol, Spain. They presented primary (n = 31), secondary (n = 31) or iatrogenic (n = 31) metatarsalgia, or were matched-paired healthy controls (n = 31). METHODS: Self-reported domain scores were obtained using the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) and were compared between the participants with metatarsalgia and between these and the healthy controls. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were shown in all FHSQ domains (P ≤ 0.001). Post-hoc analyses showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between the metatarsalgia types in relation to the matched healthy control group, such that the participants with metatarsalgia presented impaired foot-specific and general health-related QoL (lower FHSQ scores). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that presence of metatarsalgia had a negative impact on foot health-related QoL. Foot-specific health and general health were poorer among patients with metatarsalgia, especially among those with secondary and iatrogenic metatarsalgia, in comparison with matched healthy controls.
Authors: Daniel López-López; Cristina Fernández-Espiño; Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias; César Calvo-Lobo; Carlos Romero-Morales; David Rodríguez-Sanz; Emmanuel Navarro-Flores; Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo Journal: Sports Health Date: 2020-06-08 Impact factor: 3.843
Authors: Francisco Javier Domínguez-Muñoz; Jorge Carlos-Vivas; Santos Villafaina; Miguel A García-Gordillo; Miguel Ángel Hernández-Mocholi; Daniel Collado-Mateo; Narcis Gusi; José C Adsuar Journal: Biology (Basel) Date: 2021-03-22