RT Journal Article
T1 The implications of diabetic foot health-related with quality of life: A retrospective case control investigation
A1 López López, Luis
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
A1 Romero Morales, Carlos
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Labra, Carmen de
A1 Navarro Flores, Emmanuel
AB BackgroundThe diabetes people show a significant presence of foot health problems are usually all over the world, causing in big economic effects for these persons, their families and world populationObjectiveThe purpose of this research is to evaluate and relate the impact of foot health associated with the quality of life (QoL) in a group of people with and without diabetesMaterial and methodsA total of 150 persons of a mean age of 71.45 ± 11.93 years came to a foot and ankle specialist outpatient center. Self-reported data were medical records where persons'with and without diabetes was evaluated. All findings obtained was compared with scores quality of life using the tool Foot Health Status Questionnaire, spanish versionResultsThe diabetes group revealed a reduction of QoL linked to overall health and to foot health in particular. Differences among both groups were analyzed by means of a independent Student's t-test samples, displaying a p-value lower than 0.05 statistically significant for the domains of foot pain, foot function footwear and social capacityConclusionsDiabetes people recorded a negative influence on the QoL related with foot health, that seems to be linked with the presence of chronic disease in diabetes people.
PB Elsevier
SN 0965-206X
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22120
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10272/22120
LA eng
NO López-López, L., Losa-Iglesias, M. E., Gómez-Salgado, J., Becerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, R., Romero-Morales, C., López-López, D., de Labra, C., & Navarro-Flores, E. (2022). The implications of diabetic foot health-related with quality of life: A retrospective case control investigation. In Journal of Tissue Viability (Vol. 31, Issue 4, pp. 790–793). Elsevier BV. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtv.2022.07.003
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 1 jun 2026