RT Journal Article
T1 Foot health and quality of life among university students: cross-sectional study
A1 Rodríguez Sanz, David
A1 Barbeito Fernández, Daniel
A1 Losa Iglesias, Marta Elena
A1 Saleta Canosa, Jesús Luis
A1 López López, Daniel
A1 Tovaruela Carrión, Natalia
A1 Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
AB BACKGROUND:  Foot problems are believed to reduce quality of life and are increasingly present. Even among young adults of university age, untreated foot problems can lead to postural and mobility problems. Accordingly, our aim here was to determine the relationship between foot health and quality of life and general health among male and female university students.DESIGN AND SETTING:  Observational cross-sectional quantitative study conducted at the Podiatric Medicine and Surgery Clinic of the University of Coruña, Ferrol, Spain.METHODS:  A sample of 112 participants of median age 22 years came to a health center, where self-reported data were registered, including professional activity, and scores obtained through the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) were compared.RESULTS:  In Section One of the FHSQ, the university students recorded lower scores of 66.66 in the footwear domain and 60 in the general foot health domain and higher scores of 84.37 in the foot pain domain and 93.75 in the foot function domain. In Section Two, they obtained lower scores of 60 in the overall health domain and 62.50 in the vigor domain and higher scores of 100 in the physical activity and 87.50 in the social capacity domain. Differences between males and females were evaluated using the Wilcoxon rank-sum test, which showing statistical significance (P < 0.05) regarding the dimensions of footwear and general foot health.CONCLUSIONS:  These university students’ quality of life relating to foot health was poor. This appears to be associated with the university period, regardless of gender.
PB Associacao Paulista de Medicina
SN 1516-3180
YR 2018
FD 2018-03
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125132
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/125132
LA eng
NO Rodríguez-Sanz D, Barbeito-Fernández D, Losa-Iglesias ME, Saleta-Canosa JL, López-López D, Tovaruela-Carrión N, et al. Foot health and quality of life among university students: Cross-sectional study. Sao Paulo Medical Journal. 2018;136(2):123-8.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 26 feb 2026