López-López, DanielLosa Iglesias, Marta ElenaCalvo-Lobo, CésarBecerro-de-Bengoa-Vallejo, RicardoTovaruela Carrión, NataliaÁlvarez Ruiz, VerónicaMelero González, Gemma2022-02-102022-02-102018-09Tovaruela-Carrión, Natalia et al. Comparison of health-related quality of life between patients with different metatarsalgia types and matched healthy controls: a cross-sectional analysis. Sao Paulo Medical Journal [online]. 2018, v. 136, n. 05 [Accessed 10 February 2022] , pp. 464-471. Available from: <https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.0220190918>. ISSN 1806-9460. https://doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.0220190918.http://hdl.handle.net/2183/29757[Abstract] BACKGROUND: Metatarsalgia can be considered to be a common complaint in clinical practice. The aim of this study was to compare quality of life (QoL) between participants with different metatarsalgia types and matched-paired healthy controls. DESIGN AND SETTING: A cross-sectional analysis on a sample of 124 participants of median age ± interquartile range of 55 ± 22 years was carried out in the University Clinic of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Ferrol, Spain. They presented primary (n = 31), secondary (n = 31) or iatrogenic (n = 31) metatarsalgia, or were matched-paired healthy controls (n = 31). METHODS: Self-reported domain scores were obtained using the Foot Health Status Questionnaire (FHSQ) and were compared between the participants with metatarsalgia and between these and the healthy controls. RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were shown in all FHSQ domains (P ≤ 0.001). Post-hoc analyses showed statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) between the metatarsalgia types in relation to the matched healthy control group, such that the participants with metatarsalgia presented impaired foot-specific and general health-related QoL (lower FHSQ scores). CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that presence of metatarsalgia had a negative impact on foot health-related QoL. Foot-specific health and general health were poorer among patients with metatarsalgia, especially among those with secondary and iatrogenic metatarsalgia, in comparison with matched healthy controls.engAtribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Foot deformitiesDeformidades del pieFoot diseasesEnfermedades del pieMetatarsalgiaQuality of lifeCalidad de vidajournal articleopen access