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- - The study investigates the relationship between foot pain and increased frailty in elderly individuals, highlighting how foot disorders can contribute to the risk of falls and overall frailty.
- - Conducted at the University of Valencia with a sample of 52 participants aged over 60, results show that those with foot pain had significantly higher frailty scores compared to healthy counterparts, indicating a strong correlation between foot health and frailty levels.
- - Key findings reveal that among the frailty measures, issues like fatigue and independence function were particularly pronounced in foot pain patients, suggesting that managing foot disorders may be crucial for improving mobility and reducing frailty in the elderly.
Article Abstract
Background: Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot disorders can negatively influence elderly people, thus affecting their condition of frailty.
Objective: To determine whether foot pain can influence a greater degree of frailty.
Design And Setting: Cross-sectional descriptive study conducted at the University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Methods: A sample older than 60 years (n = 52), including 26 healthy subjects and 26 foot pain patients, was recruited. Frailty disability was measured using the 5-Frailty scale and the Edmonton Frailty scale (EFS).
Results: There were statistically significant differences in the total EFS score and in most of its subscales, according to the Mann-Whitney U test (P < 0.05). In addition, foot pain patients presented worse scores (higher 5-Frailty scores) than did healthy patients, regarding matched-paired subjects (lower EFS scores). With regard to the rest of the measurements, there were no statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). The highest scores (P < 0.001) were for fatigue on the 5-Frailty scale and the EFS, and for the subscale of independence function in EFS.
Conclusions: These elderly patients presented impairment relating to ambulation and total 5-Frailty score, which seemed to be linked to the presence of frailty syndrome and foot disorders.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9615586 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2020.0492.R1.0802021 | DOI Listing |
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