Sex Differences in Frail Older Adults with Foot Pain in a Spanish Population: An Observational Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

卷:17

Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa-Vallejo¹  César Calvo-Lobo¹  David Rodríguez-Sanz¹  MartaElena Losa-Iglesias²  Carlos Romero-Morales³  Emmanuel Navarro-Flores⁴  Daniel López-López⁵  Patricia Palomo-López⁶ 

[1] Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain;

[2] Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain;

[3] Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain;

[4] Frailty Research Organizaded Group (FROG), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain;

[5] Research, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain;

[6] University Center of Plasencia, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain;

关键词: frailty;    older adults;    foot deformities;    foot diseases;    foot pain;   

DOI  :  10.3390/ijerph17176141

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Frailty is a condition that can increase the risk of falls. In addition, foot pain can influence older adults and affect their frail condition. The main objective was to measure the frailty degree in older adults in a Spanish population with foot pain from moderate to severe. Method: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study. A sample of people older than 60 years (n = 52), including 26 males and 26 females, were recruited, and frailty disability was measured using the 5-Frailty scale and the Edmonton Frailty scale (EFS). Results: Spearman’s correlation coefficients were categorized as weak (rs ≤ 0.40), moderate (0.41 ≤ rs ≥ 0.69), or strong (0.70 ≤ rs ≥ 1.00). There was a statistically significant correlation for the total score (p < 0.001) and most of the subscales of the 5-Frailty scale compared with the EFS, except for Mood (p > 0.05). In addition, females and males showed similar 5-Frailty and Edmonton Frail scales scores with no difference (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Foot pain above 5 points, i.e., from moderate to severe, does not affect the fragility more in one sex than another.

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