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| Are foot disorders associated with functional limitation and disability among community-dwelling older adults? | | Author(s) | Julie J Keysor, Julie E Dunn, Carol L Link |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging and Health, vol 17, no 6, December 2005 |
| Pages | pp 734-752 |
| Source | http://www.sagepublications.com |
| Keywords | Feet problems ; Physical disabilities ; Mobility ; Self care capacity ; Living in the community ; Correlation ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | Community-dwelling adults aged 65+ were enrolled in a population-based cross-sectional study of foot disorders and health outcomes examining whether foot disorders, ankle weaknesses and foot pain are related to functional limitation or disabilities in older people. Demographics, health outcomes, comorbidities, self-reported foot and knee pain, function and disability, and observed structural foot disorders, body mass index (BMI) and ankle muscle strength were assessed for 717 participants. Regression analyses were used to examine the associations. Foot disorders were not associated with functional outcomes of disability. Ankle weakness was associated with performance-based function, self-report function, and disability. Foot pain was associated with self-report function and disability. Foot pain and ankle weakness seem to be related to important health outcomes in older people. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-060920004 A |
| Classmark | BLF: BN: C4: CA: K4: 49: 7T |
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