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The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study
This study aimed to determine the prevalence of foot health problems in people living with any rheumatic condition and explore potential associations with exposure variables. A cross-sectional observational epidemiological design was applied. The participants were recruited from one regional patient...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9898330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36264323 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-022-05236-8 |
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author | Stolt, Minna Laitinen, Anne-Marie Kankaanpää, Katja Katajisto, Jouko Cherry, Lindsey |
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description | This study aimed to determine the prevalence of foot health problems in people living with any rheumatic condition and explore potential associations with exposure variables. A cross-sectional observational epidemiological design was applied. The participants were recruited from one regional patient association in southwest Finland. The data were collected in January–February 2019 and included the Self-reported Foot Health Assessment Instrument (S-FHAI) and demographic questions. In total, 495 responses were obtained. Overall, participants had many foot problems. The point prevalence of self-reported foot problems was 99 per 100 people living with a rheumatic condition. The most prevalent problems were foot pain (73%), dry soles (68%), thickened toenails (58%) and cold feet (57%). Lower educational attainment, increased amount of daily standing and accessing medical or nursing care for foot problems were associated with poorer foot health. The results reveal a high frequency of foot pain among people with rheumatic conditions. The study highlighted the importance of person-centred care and the biological focus that underpins and impacts foot health (what we understand, what we do, and our health-seeking behaviour). Interventions to promote biopsychosocial approaches to personalised foot care could advance people’s readiness, knowledge and skill to care for their own feet. |
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spelling | pubmed-98983302023-02-05 The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study Stolt, Minna Laitinen, Anne-Marie Kankaanpää, Katja Katajisto, Jouko Cherry, Lindsey Rheumatol Int Observational Research This study aimed to determine the prevalence of foot health problems in people living with any rheumatic condition and explore potential associations with exposure variables. A cross-sectional observational epidemiological design was applied. The participants were recruited from one regional patient association in southwest Finland. The data were collected in January–February 2019 and included the Self-reported Foot Health Assessment Instrument (S-FHAI) and demographic questions. In total, 495 responses were obtained. Overall, participants had many foot problems. The point prevalence of self-reported foot problems was 99 per 100 people living with a rheumatic condition. The most prevalent problems were foot pain (73%), dry soles (68%), thickened toenails (58%) and cold feet (57%). Lower educational attainment, increased amount of daily standing and accessing medical or nursing care for foot problems were associated with poorer foot health. The results reveal a high frequency of foot pain among people with rheumatic conditions. The study highlighted the importance of person-centred care and the biological focus that underpins and impacts foot health (what we understand, what we do, and our health-seeking behaviour). Interventions to promote biopsychosocial approaches to personalised foot care could advance people’s readiness, knowledge and skill to care for their own feet. Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2022-10-20 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC9898330/ /pubmed/36264323 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-022-05236-8 Text en © The Author(s) 2022 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . |
spellingShingle | Observational Research Stolt, Minna Laitinen, Anne-Marie Kankaanpää, Katja Katajisto, Jouko Cherry, Lindsey The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title | The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title_full | The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title_fullStr | The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title_full_unstemmed | The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title_short | The prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
title_sort | prevalence of foot health problems in people living with a rheumatic condition: a cross-sectional observational epidemiological study |
topic | Observational Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9898330/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36264323 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00296-022-05236-8 |
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