Article
Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with different metatarsalgia types and matched healthy controls: a cross-sectional analysis
Author/s | Tovaruela Carrión, Natalia
López-López, Daniel Losa-Iglesias, Marta Elena Alvarez-Ruíz, Verónica Melero-González, Gemma Calvo-Lobo, César Becerro-de Bengoa-Vallejo, Ricardo |
Department | Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de Enfermería |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Deposit Date | 2024-06-03 |
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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 ... 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. |
Citation | Tovaruela Carrión, N., López-López, D., Losa-Iglesias, M.E., Alvarez-Ruíz, V., Melero-González, G., Calvo-Lobo, C. y Becerro-de Bengoa-Vallejo, R. (2018). Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with different metatarsalgia types and matched healthy controls: a cross-sectional analysis. Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 136 (5), 464-471. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.0220190918. |
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