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

Patricia Palomo-lópezCésar Calvo-loboEmmanuel Navarro-floresDavid Rodríguez-sanzDaniel López-lópezRicardo Becerro-de-bengoa-vallejoCarlos Romero-moralesMarta Elena Losa-iglesias

subject

Moderate to severeMaleHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisFrail ElderlyFrail Older AdultsAncianofoot painlcsh:MedicinePainFoot deformitiesfrailtyAffect (psychology)ArticleCorrelation03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineSex FactorsInfermeriaFoot diseasesfoot diseasesMedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineGeriatric Assessmentolder adultsAgedFrailtybusiness.industryFootlcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthPiesEnfermedadesfoot deformitiesSpanish populationCross-Sectional StudiesSpainOlder adultsFoot painObservational studyFemalebusinessAncianosEnfermedad030217 neurology & neurosurgeryFoot (unit)Demography

description

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&rsquo

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2020-08-01
http://hdl.handle.net/11268/9186