Evaluating Quality of Life in Patients with Hallux Abducto Valgus Deformity After a Taping Technique

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (4) ◽  
pp. 287-291
Author(s):  
Malcolm Paul Formosa ◽  
Alfred Gatt ◽  
Cynthia Formosa
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Zinc Oxide ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Valgus Deformity ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Taping Technique ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

Background: The aim of this study was to determine the quality of life in patients living with hallux abducto valgus deformity before and after a taping technique. Methods: This study used a time series, quasi-experimental, same-subject design. Thirty-five patients with hallux abducto valgus were recruited in this study. Nonelastic zinc oxide tape was applied for 4 weeks. The Foot Health Status Questionnaire was used to assess the quality of life of participants before and after the intervention. The paired samples t test was used to test for statistical significance at the 95% confidence level. Results: In this study, a statistical reduction was seen in foot pain, foot function, and general foot health (P < .0001) after applying the nonelastic zinc oxide tape for 10 hours daily for 4 weeks. No statistically significant difference was found in the remaining domains of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire, although a difference in mean scores was observed. Conclusions: Treatment with nonelastic zinc oxide tape led to improved management of hallux abducto valgus and better quality of life; it is a safe, easy-to-use method with minimal adverse effects. Future studies should evaluate this method using larger sample groups and longer treatment periods while comparing this method with alternative treatment approaches, such as exercise or orthotic devices.

scholarly journals Impact of plantar fasciitis on the quality of life of male and female patients according to the Foot Health Status Questionnaire

2018 ◽  
Vol Volume 11 ◽  
pp. 875-880 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Palomo López ◽  
Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo ◽  
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias ◽  
David Rodríguez-Sanz ◽  
Cesar Calvo Lobo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Plantar Fasciitis ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Female Patients ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

Effects of Panax Ginseng on Quality of Life

2002 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 375-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M Ellis ◽  
Prabashni Reddy
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Social Functioning ◽  
Panax Ginseng ◽  
General Health ◽  
Analysis Of Covariance ◽  
General Health Status ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire

OBJECTIVE: To assess the time-dependent effects of Panax ginseng on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) by use of a general health status questionnaire. METHODS: Subjects were randomized in a double-blind manner to P. ginseng 200 mg/d (n = 15) or placebo (n = 15) for 8 weeks. The Short Form-36 Health Survey version 2 (SF-36v2), a validated general health status questionnaire, was used to assess HRQOL at baseline and at 4 and 8 weeks. HRQOL between the groups was compared by use of repeated-measures analysis of covariance. A p value <0.05 was considered statistically significant. RESULTS: There were no significant differences in baseline demographics and SF-36v2 scores between the groups. After 4 weeks of therapy, higher scores in social functioning ( P. ginseng 54.9 ± 4.6 vs. placebo 49.2 ± 6.5; p = 0.014), mental health ( P. ginseng 52.2 ± 7.7 vs. placebo 47.2 ± 7.3; p = 0.075), and the mental component summary ( P. ginseng 51.3 ± 7.4 vs. placebo 44.3 ± 8.3; p = 0.019) scales were observed in patients randomized to P. ginseng; these differences did not persist to the 8-week time point. The incidence of adverse effects was 33% in the P. ginseng group compared with 17% in the placebo group (p = 0.40). Subjects given P. ginseng (58%) were more likely to state that they received active therapy than subjects given placebo (17%; p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: P. ginseng improves aspects of mental health and social functioning after 4 weeks of therapy, although these differences attenuate with continued use.

scholarly journals Corticosteroid injection plus exercise versus exercise, beyond advice and a heel cup for patients with plantar fasciopathy: protocol for a randomised clinical superiority trial (the FIX-Heel trial)

Trials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Riel ◽  
Bill Vicenzino ◽  
Jens Lykkegaard Olesen ◽  
Martin Bach Jensen ◽  
Lars Holger Ehlers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Resistance Training ◽  
Corticosteroid Injection ◽  
Activity Level ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Plantar Fasciopathy ◽  
Superiority Trial ◽  
Patient Advice ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

Abstract Background Plantar fasciopathy has a lifetime prevalence of 10%. Patients experience sharp pain under the heel, often for several months or years. Multiple treatments are available, but no single treatment appears superior to the others. A corticosteroid injection offers short-term pain relief but is no better than placebo in the longer term (> 8 weeks). Heavy-slow resistance training has shown potentially positive effects on long-term outcomes (> 3 months), and combining exercises with an injection may prove to be superior to exercises alone. However, the effect of heavy-slow resistance training compared with a simpler approach of patient advice (e.g., load management) and insoles is currently unknown. This trial compares the efficacy of patient advice with patient advice plus heavy-slow resistance training and with patient advice plus heavy-slow resistance training plus a corticosteroid injection in improving the Foot Health Status Questionnaire pain score after 12 weeks in patients with plantar fasciopathy. Methods In this randomised superiority trial, we will recruit 180 patients with ultrasound-confirmed plantar fasciopathy and randomly allocate them to one of three groups: (1) patient advice and an insole (n = 60); (2) patient advice, an insole, and self-dosed heavy-slow resistance training consisting of heel raises (n = 60); or (3) patient advice, an insole, heavy-slow resistance training, and an ultrasound-guided corticosteroid injection (n = 60). All participants will be followed for 1 year, with the 12-week follow-up considered the primary endpoint. The primary outcome is the Foot Health Status questionnaire pain domain score. Secondary outcomes include the remaining three domains of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire, a 7-point Global Rating of Change, the Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire, physical activity level, health-related quality of life measured by the EQ-5D-5L, and Patient Acceptable Symptom State, which is the point at which participants feel no further need for treatment. Additionally, a health economic evaluation of the treatments will be carried out. Discussion This trial will test if adding heavy-slow resistance training to fundamental patient advice and an insole improves outcomes and if a corticosteroid injection adds even further to that effect in patients with plantar fasciopathy. Trial registration ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03804008. Prospectively registered on January 15, 2019.

scholarly journals Foot health among the Roma population of southern Spain according to the foot health status questionnaire

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel Coheña-Jiménez ◽  
Esther Chicharro-Luna ◽  
José Algaba-Del-Castillo ◽  
Amanda Páez-Tudela
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Roma Population ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

scholarly journals Quality of life related to foot health status in women with fibromyalgia: a case-control study

2019 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 694-699 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Palomo-López ◽  
César Calvo-Lobo ◽  
Ricardo Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo ◽  
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias ◽  
David Rodriguez-Sanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Control Study

Impact of Chronic Plantar Heel Pain on Health-Related Quality of Life

2008 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Damien B. Irving ◽  
Jill L. Cook ◽  
Mark A. Young ◽  
Hylton B. Menz
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
General Health ◽  
Heel Pain ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Plantar Heel Pain ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

Background: Chronic plantar heel pain (CPHP) is common and is thought to have a detrimental impact on health-related quality of life. However, no study has used normative data or a control data set for comparison of scores. Therefore, we describe the impact of CPHP on foot-specific and general health-related quality of life by comparing CPHP subjects with controls. Methods: Foot Health Status Questionnaire scores were compared in 80 subjects with CPHP and 80 sex- and age-matched controls without CPHP. Results: The CPHP group demonstrated significantly poorer foot-specific quality of life, as evidenced by lower scores on the foot pain, foot function, footwear, and general foot health domains of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire. The group also demonstrated significantly poorer general health-related quality of life, with lower scores on the physical activity, social capacity, and vigor domains. In multivariate analysis, CPHP remained significantly and independently associated with Foot Health Status Questionnaire scores after adjustment for differences in body mass index. Age, sex, body mass index, and whether symptoms were unilateral or bilateral had no association with the degree of impairment in people with CPHP. Conclusion: Chronic plantar heel pain has a significant negative impact on foot-specific and general health-related quality of life. The degree of negative impact does not seem to be associated with age, sex, or body mass index. (J Am Podiatr Med Assoc 98(4): 283–289, 2008)

The psychometric properties of the Spanish version of the Foot Health Status Questionnaire

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (7) ◽  
pp. 1739-1743 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antonio Cuesta-Vargas ◽  
Paul Bennett ◽  
Ana Maria Jimenez-Cebrian ◽  
Maria Teresa Labajos-Manzanares
Keyword(s):  
Health Status ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Spanish Version ◽  
Foot Health ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Foot Health Status Questionnaire

Measuring Quality of Life in Dyspeptic Patients: Development and Validation of A New Specific Health Status Questionnaire

1999 ◽  
Vol 94 (3) ◽  
pp. 730-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesco M S Bamfi ◽  
Antonio Olivieri ◽  
Fabio Arpinelli ◽  
Gianfranco De Carli ◽  
Giuseppe Recchia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Health Status Questionnaire ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Specific Health
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