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

Emmanuel Navarro-Flores, Carlos Romero-Morales, Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa-Vallejo, David Rodríguez-Sanz, Patricia Palomo-López, Daniel López-López, Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias and César Calvo-Lobo
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Emmanuel Navarro-Flores: Frailty Research Organizaded Group (FROG), Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Valencia, 46010 Valencia, Spain
Carlos Romero-Morales: Faculty of Sport Sciences, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Madrid, Spain
Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa-Vallejo: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
David Rodríguez-Sanz: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
Patricia Palomo-López: University Center of Plasencia, University of Extremadura, 06006 Badajoz, Spain
Daniel López-López: Research, Health and Podiatry Group, Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Nursing and Podiatry, Universidade da Coruña, 15403 Ferrol, Spain
Marta Elena Losa-Iglesias: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, 28933 Madrid, Spain
César Calvo-Lobo: Facultad de Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 17, 1-9

Abstract: 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.

Keywords: frailty; older adults; foot deformities; foot diseases; foot pain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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