Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) shows a marked presence of physiologic changes and the start or aggravation of underlying diseases such as physical frailty in diverse anatomical regions. It is believed to have a particularly harmful effect on the health of the foot. We examined the foot health status in ol...

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Autores: López-López, Daniel, Grela-Fariña, Marta, Losa-Iglesias, Marta, Calvo Lobo, César, Rodríguez Sanz, David, Palomo-López, Patricia, Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
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Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Palabra clave:Alzheimer’s disease
foot diseases
joint flexibility
musculoskeletal system
shoes
Sistema musculoesquelético
Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
Podología
2411.10 Fisiología del Músculo
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spelling Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s DiseaseLópez-López, DanielGrela-Fariña, MartaLosa-Iglesias, MartaCalvo Lobo, CésarRodríguez Sanz, DavidPalomo-López, PatriciaBecerro De Bengoa Vallejo, RicardoAlzheimer’s diseasefoot diseasesjoint flexibilitymusculoskeletal systemshoesSistema musculoesqueléticoEnfermería, Fisioterapia y PodologíaPodología2411.10 Fisiología del MúsculoAlzheimer’s disease (AD) shows a marked presence of physiologic changes and the start or aggravation of underlying diseases such as physical frailty in diverse anatomical regions. It is believed to have a particularly harmful effect on the health of the foot. We examined the foot health status in older persons with AD, with a specific focus on the extent to which people with AD may be using inadequate footwear in old age. Seventy-three community-dwelling people with probable, mild to moderate AD aged 65–95 years were recruited from a center of excellence for AD. A single trained physician evaluated health status and foot conditions. Current shoe and foot length and width measurements were taken using a calibrated Brannock device. The results indicate that sixty-five participants (89.04%) suffered from feet problems. Also, only twenty-two subjects (30.14%) used the correct shoes in width and size related with the morphology of their feet. Fifty-one participants (69.86%) were using incorrect shoes in length or width. The present study revealed that peoples with AD had a high presence of foot health problems. Also, the use of inappropriate shoes revealed measurable differences of association between shoe size and the morphology of the foot.MDPIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20182018-02-0720182018-02-07journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/12447reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 3.0 Españahttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/124472026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
title Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
spellingShingle Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
López-López, Daniel
Alzheimer’s disease
foot diseases
joint flexibility
musculoskeletal system
shoes
Sistema musculoesquelético
Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
Podología
2411.10 Fisiología del Músculo
title_short Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
title_full Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
title_fullStr Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
title_full_unstemmed Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
title_sort Clinical Aspects of Foot Health in Individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv López-López, Daniel
Grela-Fariña, Marta
Losa-Iglesias, Marta
Calvo Lobo, César
Rodríguez Sanz, David
Palomo-López, Patricia
Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
author López-López, Daniel
author_facet López-López, Daniel
Grela-Fariña, Marta
Losa-Iglesias, Marta
Calvo Lobo, César
Rodríguez Sanz, David
Palomo-López, Patricia
Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
author_role author
author2 Grela-Fariña, Marta
Losa-Iglesias, Marta
Calvo Lobo, César
Rodríguez Sanz, David
Palomo-López, Patricia
Becerro De Bengoa Vallejo, Ricardo
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author
author
author
author
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dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Alzheimer’s disease
foot diseases
joint flexibility
musculoskeletal system
shoes
Sistema musculoesquelético
Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
Podología
2411.10 Fisiología del Músculo
topic Alzheimer’s disease
foot diseases
joint flexibility
musculoskeletal system
shoes
Sistema musculoesquelético
Enfermería, Fisioterapia y Podología
Podología
2411.10 Fisiología del Músculo
description Alzheimer’s disease (AD) shows a marked presence of physiologic changes and the start or aggravation of underlying diseases such as physical frailty in diverse anatomical regions. It is believed to have a particularly harmful effect on the health of the foot. We examined the foot health status in older persons with AD, with a specific focus on the extent to which people with AD may be using inadequate footwear in old age. Seventy-three community-dwelling people with probable, mild to moderate AD aged 65–95 years were recruited from a center of excellence for AD. A single trained physician evaluated health status and foot conditions. Current shoe and foot length and width measurements were taken using a calibrated Brannock device. The results indicate that sixty-five participants (89.04%) suffered from feet problems. Also, only twenty-two subjects (30.14%) used the correct shoes in width and size related with the morphology of their feet. Fifty-one participants (69.86%) were using incorrect shoes in length or width. The present study revealed that peoples with AD had a high presence of foot health problems. Also, the use of inappropriate shoes revealed measurable differences of association between shoe size and the morphology of the foot.
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