Palomo López, PatriciaBecerro de Bengoa Vallejo, RicardoLosa Iglesias, Marta ElenaRodríguez Sanz, DavidCalvo Lobo, César López López, Daniel2020-02-192020-02-192018Palomo-López, P., Becerro-De-Bengoa-Vallejo, R., Losa-Iglesias, M. E., Rodríguez-Sanz, D., Calvo-Lobo, C., & López-López, D. (2018). Impact of plantar fasciitis on the quality of life of male and female patients according to the foot health status questionnaire. Journal of Pain Research, 11, 875–880. https://doi.org/10.2147/JPR.S1599181178-7090http://hdl.handle.net/11268/8630Background 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.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.2147/JPR.S159918open accessPodologíaEnfermedadesCalidad de vidaCiencias médicasEnfermedadCalidad de vida