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Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study
BACKGROUND: Foot problems are highly prevalent in the community; however no large population-based studies have examined the characteristics of those who do and do not access podiatry services in Australia. The aim of this study was to explore patterns of podiatry utilisation in a population-based s...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18822163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-1-8 |
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author | Menz, Hylton B Gill, Tiffany K Taylor, Anne W Hill, Catherine L |
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description | BACKGROUND: Foot problems are highly prevalent in the community; however no large population-based studies have examined the characteristics of those who do and do not access podiatry services in Australia. The aim of this study was to explore patterns of podiatry utilisation in a population-based sample of people aged 18 years and over living in the northwest region of Adelaide, South Australia. METHODS: The North West Adelaide Health Study is a representative longitudinal cohort study of 4,060 people randomly selected and recruited by telephone interview. The interview included questions regarding healthcare service utilisation in the past year. Data were also collected on education, income and major medical conditions. RESULTS: Overall, 9.5% of the total sample and 17.7% of those who reported foot pain had attended a podiatrist in the past year. Participants who had accessed podiatry treatment were more likely to be female, be aged over 45 years, be obese, and have major chronic medical conditions (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure). Those who reported foot pain but had not accessed a podiatrist were more likely to be male and be aged 20 to 34 years. CONCLUSION: Only a small proportion of people who report foot pain have accessed podiatry services in the past year. There is a need to further promote podiatry services to the general community, particularly to men and younger people. |
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spelling | pubmed-25537802008-09-27 Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study Menz, Hylton B Gill, Tiffany K Taylor, Anne W Hill, Catherine L J Foot Ankle Res Research BACKGROUND: Foot problems are highly prevalent in the community; however no large population-based studies have examined the characteristics of those who do and do not access podiatry services in Australia. The aim of this study was to explore patterns of podiatry utilisation in a population-based sample of people aged 18 years and over living in the northwest region of Adelaide, South Australia. METHODS: The North West Adelaide Health Study is a representative longitudinal cohort study of 4,060 people randomly selected and recruited by telephone interview. The interview included questions regarding healthcare service utilisation in the past year. Data were also collected on education, income and major medical conditions. RESULTS: Overall, 9.5% of the total sample and 17.7% of those who reported foot pain had attended a podiatrist in the past year. Participants who had accessed podiatry treatment were more likely to be female, be aged over 45 years, be obese, and have major chronic medical conditions (osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and high blood pressure). Those who reported foot pain but had not accessed a podiatrist were more likely to be male and be aged 20 to 34 years. CONCLUSION: Only a small proportion of people who report foot pain have accessed podiatry services in the past year. There is a need to further promote podiatry services to the general community, particularly to men and younger people. BioMed Central 2008-08-19 /pmc/articles/PMC2553780/ /pubmed/18822163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-1-8 Text en Copyright © 2008 Menz et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License ( (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0) ), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Menz, Hylton B Gill, Tiffany K Taylor, Anne W Hill, Catherine L Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title | Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title_full | Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title_fullStr | Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title_short | Predictors of podiatry utilisation in Australia: the North West Adelaide Health Study |
title_sort | predictors of podiatry utilisation in australia: the north west adelaide health study |
topic | Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2553780/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18822163 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1757-1146-1-8 |
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