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Impact on quality of life related to foot health in a sample of menopausal women: a case-control observational study.
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Climacteric . Oct2016, Vol. 19 Issue 5, p501-505. 5p. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- <bold>Objective: </bold>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.<bold>Methods: </bold>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.<bold>Results: </bold>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).<bold>Conclusions: </bold>Menopausal women had a lower quality of life related to foot health, which appears to be associated with menopause. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *FOOT care
*MENOPAUSE
*WOMEN'S health
*QUALITY of life
*FOOT pain
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 13697137
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Climacteric
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 118115140
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/13697137.2016.1198314