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Impact on quality of life related to foot health in a sample of menopausal women: a case-control observational study.
López López, D; López Martínez, N Z; Losa Iglesias, M E; Rodríguez Sanz, D; Palomo López, P; Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, R.
Affiliation
  • López López D; a Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry , Universidade da Coruña , Spain ;
  • López Martínez NZ; a Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry , Universidade da Coruña , Spain ;
  • Losa Iglesias ME; b Faculty of Health Sciences , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos , Spain ;
  • Rodríguez Sanz D; c Faculty of Health, Exercise and Sport , European University of Madrid , Villaviciosa de Odón , Madrid , Spain ;
  • Palomo López P; d University Center of Plasencia, Universidad de Extremadura , Spain ;
  • Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo R; e School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Spain.
Climacteric ; 19(5): 501-5, 2016 Oct.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27338169
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:

To describe and compare the impact of foot health and health in general on quality of life in a sample of menopausal women and non-menopausal women with normalized reference values.

METHODS:

A total of 146 participants with a mean age of 50.51 ± 3.977 years came to a health center where self-reported data were registered. Participants were divided into menopausal and non-menopausal groups. Scores obtained were compared by the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ), which assesses four foot health domains pain, function, general health and footwear.

RESULTS:

The menopausal women showed a lower quality of life related to health in general and to foot health specifically. Differences between the two groups were evaluated by means of a t-test for independent samples, showing statistical significance in foot pain, general foot health and social capacity (p < 0.05).

CONCLUSIONS:

Menopausal women had a lower quality of life related to foot health, which appears to be associated with menopause.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Life / Menopause / Health Status / Foot Diseases Type of study: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Climacteric Journal subject: GINECOLOGIA Year: 2016 Document type: Article

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Quality of Life / Menopause / Health Status / Foot Diseases Type of study: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research / Risk_factors_studies Aspects: Determinantes_sociais_saude / Patient_preference Limits: Female / Humans / Middle aged Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Climacteric Journal subject: GINECOLOGIA Year: 2016 Document type: Article