TY - JOUR 
A1 - Palomo López, Patricia
AU - Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
AU - Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
AU - Rodríguez Sanz, David
AU - Calvo Lobo, César 
AU - López López, Daniel
T1 - Impact of plantar fasciitis on the quality of life of male and female patients according to the Foot Health Status Questionnaire
Y1 - 2018
SN - 1178-7090
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11268/8630
AB - Background and purpose
Plantar fasciitis (PF) is a foot disorder in adults secondary to an inflammatory response caused by repetitive micro-trauma. We evaluated and compared the impact on quality of life (QoL) related to foot health and general health between males and females with PF.

Methods
In this cross-sectional descriptive study, patients with PF were recruited from a podiatry clinic. Physical examination, sociodemographic data, and the self-reported Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) were recorded. The FHSQ has three sections and provides two composite scores from 0 to 100. Higher scores (close to 100) reflect better QoL related to foot health and health in general; lower scores (close to 0) denote a worse QoL related to these health items.

Results
One hundred patients (49 males [42.38 ± 14.065 years old] and 51 females [43.90 ± 14.305 years old]) were recruited. Section one of the FHSQ evaluates four foot domains, and significant differences (P<0.05) were shown for foot pain and footwear, with males having higher scores than females, but not for foot function and general foot health (P>0.05). Section two assesses four domains of general wellbeing, and significant differences (P<0.05) were shown for overall health, physical function, social capacity, and vigor, with males having higher scores than females.

Conclusion
Females with PF showed a worse health-related QoL for foot pain, foot function, footwear, and general foot health than males. A better health-related QoL was also shown for males with PF than for females with regard to general health, physical activity, social capacity, and vigor.
KW - Podología
KW - Enfermedades
KW - Calidad de vida
KW - Ciencias médicas
KW - Enfermedad
KW - Calidad de vida
LA - eng
ER -