Predicting the outcome of plantar heel pain in adults: a systematic review of prognostic factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Plantar Heel Pain (PHP) is a common disorder with many treatment pathways and is not self-limiting, hence prognostic information concerning recovery or recalcitrance is needed to guide practice. In this systematic review, we investigate which prognostic factors are associated with favourable or unfavourable PHP outcomes.

Methods

MEDLINE, Web of Science, EMBASE, Scopus and PubMed electronic bibliographic databases were searched for studies evaluating baseline patient characteristics associated with outcomes in prospective longitudinal cohorts or after specific interventions. Cohort, clinical prediction rule derivation and single arms of randomised controlled trials were included. Risk of bias was evaluated with method-specific tools and evidence certainty with GRAD

SUBMITTER: Gulle H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10176769 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature