Perception of footwear comfort and its relationship with the foot structure among youngest-old women and men.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adequate footwear comfort and functionality are important regardless of age, but they become particularly important in the youngest-old women and men, mainly due to the fact that this age range is the initial period of old age with changes in shoe preferences. The aim of this study was to assess the perception of footwear comfort and its relationship with the feet structure in youngest-old women and men.

Methods

The cross-sectional study covered community dwellers living on their own aged 65-74 years (50 women; 50 men). The feet characteristics were measured using the CQ-ST podoscope (Electronic System, Ltd, EU), and the perception of footwear comfort was assessed with a visual analogue scale. The assessment took into account gender-specific footwear of a certain

SUBMITTER: Puszczalowska-Lizis E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8532988 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature