Impact on quality of life related to foot health in a sample of menopausal women: a case-control observational study.
Climacteric
; 19(5): 501-5, 2016 Oct.
Article
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| 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.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Quality of Life
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Menopause
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Health Status
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Foot Diseases
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspects:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Patient_preference
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
Europa
Language:
En
Journal:
Climacteric
Journal subject:
GINECOLOGIA
Year:
2016
Document type:
Article