title: Impact on quality of life related to foot health in a sample of menopausal women: a case-control observational study.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe and compare the impact of foot health and health in general on quality of life in a sample of menopausal women and non-menopausal women with normalized reference values.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 146 participants with a mean age of 50.51 ± 3.977 years came to a health center where self-reported data were registered. Participants were divided into menopausal and non-menopausal groups. Scores obtained were compared by the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ), which assesses four foot health domains: pain, function, general health and footwear.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The menopausal women showed a lower quality of life related to health in general and to foot health specifically. Differences between the two groups were evaluated by means of a t-test for independent samples, showing statistical significance in foot pain, general foot health and social capacity (p < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Menopausal women had a lower quality of life related to foot health, which appears to be associated with menopause.
authors.affiliation: a Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry , Universidade da Coruña , Spain ;
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: López López
authors.affiliation: a Research, Health and Podiatry Unit, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry , Universidade da Coruña , Spain ;
authors.forename: N Z
authors.initials: NZ
authors.lastname: López Martínez
authors.affiliation: b Faculty of Health Sciences , Universidad Rey Juan Carlos , Spain ;
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Losa Iglesias
authors.affiliation: c Faculty of Health, Exercise and Sport , European University of Madrid , Villaviciosa de Odón , Madrid , Spain ;
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rodríguez Sanz
authors.affiliation: d University Center of Plasencia, Universidad de Extremadura , Spain ;
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Palomo López
authors.affiliation: e School of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry, Universidad Complutense de Madrid , Spain.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo
mesh_terms: D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D005534:Foot Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011788:Quality of Life; D057566:Self Report; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013030:Spain; D016387:Women's Health
keywords: Foot deformities; foot diseases; menopause; quality of life; women's health; women's health services