The impact of foot arch height on quality of life in 6-12 year olds

Colombia Médica

Daniel López López¹  Francisco Alonso Tajes³  Mª de los Ángeles Bouza Prego¹  Jesús Luis Saleta Canosa¹  Adolfo Bautista Casasnovas²  Ana Requeijo Constenla¹ 

[1] Unidade Investigación Saúde e Podoloxía. Departamento de Ciencias da Saúde. Facultade de Enfermaría e Podoloxía. Universidade da Coruña, España;Departamento de Pediatría. Facultad de Medicina y Odontología. Universidad de Santiago de Compostela. España.;Unidade Investigación Saúde e Podoloxía. Departamento de Ciencias da Saúde. Facultade de Enfermaría e Podoloxía. Universidade da Coruña, España

关键词: Child care;    foot deformities;    foot disease;    flat foot;    Child welfare;    school health services;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Universidad del Valle * Facultad de Salud / Universidad del Valle, Faculty of Health

【 摘 要 】

Objective:To determine whether arch height has an effect on the health-related quality of life of schoolchildren.Methods:One hundred and thirteen schoolchildren attended an out-patient centre where self-reported data were recorded, their feet were classified into one of three groups according to their arch index (high, normal or low) and the scores obtained from the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ - Spanish version) were compared.Results:The groups with high, low and normal arch recorded lower scores in Section One for the general foot health and footwear domains and higher scores in foot pain and foot function. In Section Two they obtained lower scores in general health and higher scores in physical activity, social capacity and vigour.Conclusions:Comparison of the scores obtained reveals that arch height has a negative impact on quality of life. Given the limited extent of available evidence in respect of the aetiology and treatment of foot diseases and deformities, these findings reveal the need to implement programmes to promote foot health and carry out further research into this commonly occurring disabling condition.

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