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Foot morbidity and exposure to chiropody
— population based study | | Author(s) | Ian Harvey, Stephen Frankel, Ronald Marks |
| Journal title | British Medical Journal, vol 315, no 7115, 25 October 1997 |
| Pages | pp 1054-1055 (BMJ Aging issue) |
| Keywords | Feet problems ; Chiropody services - general ; Usage [services] ; Vale of Glamorgan. |
| Annotation | Although one third of pensioners receive chiropody care, the NHS gives low priority to foot problems. Health economic assessment suggests that the cost effectiveness of chiropody surpasses other interventions. While rationing of chiropody is well documented, it is unknown whether delivery of service is targeted to those in greatest need. Using a sample of 792 subjects aged 60 and over from South Glamorgan Health Authority's register, the authors investigated whether the extent of foot morbidity is a predictor of receipt of chiropody, and whether chiropody is needs led or distributed according to less appropriate determinants. Three or more foot problems were found in 53%, though only 33% had received chiropody within the previous year. This study indicates that foot morbidity is not an independent determinant of receipt of care. |
| Accession Number | CPA-971118409 A |
| Classmark | BLF: L9: QLD: 95 * |
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