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Table 2 Characteristics of included quantitative studies

From: Psychological factors associated with foot and ankle pain: a mixed methods systematic review

 

Group with foot/ankle pain

Group without foot/ankle pain

Author, Year

Design

Source

N (female)

Age (mean SD)

BMI (SD)

Diagnosis

Pain duration

Pain severity

Function

Source

N female

Age (mean SD)

BMI (SD)

Awale

2016

Cross-sectional

Framingham Foot Study (2002–08)

820 (543)

NR

M: 29.0 (4.7) F: 28.0 (6.0)

Foot pain

‘On most days’

If yes, categorised as ‘no’, ‘mild’, ‘moderate’ or ‘severe’ pain.

NR

Framingham Foot Study (2002–08)

2501 (1314)

NR

NR

Butterworth 2016

Cross-sectional/comparative

Community

177 (0)

68.0

28.0 (4.3)

Foot pain

NR

NR

NR

Community

619 (0)

57.0 (NR)

27.1 (3.8)

Cotchett 2016

Cross-sectional/comparative

Community

45 (22)

56.1 (12.5)

29.3 (5.5)

Plantar heel pain

10.9 (9.5)

NR

NR

Community

45 (22)

52.4 (13)

25.7 (4.4)

Chimenti 2020

Cross-sectional/comparative

Community/university sports medicine clinic

23 (15)

49.5 (10.3)

33.7 (7.8)

Achilles tendinopathy

> 3 months

BPI (median/IQR): 2.5 (1.7–3.6)

VISA-A (median/ IQR): 39 (33–59)

Community and research match.org

23 (15)

49.2 (10.6)

31.3 (5.7)

Palamo Lopez 2020

Cross-sectional/comparative

Outpatient clinic

75 (51)

Mild HV: 37.2 (19.5) Moderate HV: 59.2 (18.4) Severe HV: 68.4 (14.6)

Mild HV: 24.3 (3.3); Moderate HV: 26.9 (3.5) Severe HV: 27.9 (3.7)

Hallux valgus

Mild HV: 15.4 (SD 37.1); Moderate HV: 88.3 (55.6); Severe HV: 190.1 (160.2)

NPRS Mild HV 1.1 (1.3); Moderate HV: 6.4, (1.9); Severe HV: 7.4 (1.6)

NR

Community outpatient clinic

25 (13)

37.5 (15.2)

26.0 (4.5)

Shivarathre 2014

Cross-sectional/comparative

Specialist foot and ankle clinic

45 (28)

51.4 (range 20–70)

NR

Foot/ankle pain

> 6 months

NR

NR

Community

45 (28)

51.1 (Range: 21–67)

NR

Silbernagle 2011

Cross-sectional/comparative

Community

5 (3)

56.0 (8.0)

NR

Achilles tendinopathy

> 5 years

VISA-A: 80 (14)

VISA-A: 80 (14)

Community

22 (11)

49 (7)

NR

Briet

2016

Cross-sectional

Community (Outpatients)

88 (41)

26 (18) (Median, IQR)

24.0 (5.1) (Median, IQR)

Lateral ankle sprain

5–7 months

Ordinal scale of pain: 2.0 (3.0) (Median, IQR)

OMAS: 59 (24) (Median, IQR)

No control

   

Harutaichun 2020

Cohort/descriptive

Military

270 (0)

21.5 (1.1)

23.4 (3.81)

Plantar heel pain

NR

VAS: 4.8 (2.5)

NR

No control

   

Cotchett 2017

Cross-sectional

Community

36 (20)

47.3 (range, 24.0–72.0)

24.6 (12.0)

Plantar heel pain

10.3 (12.8)

FHSQ: 45.1 (20.6) VAS 61.8 (22.3)

FHSQ: 57.1 (26.4)

No control

   

Cotchett 2015

Cross-sectional

Community

84 (41)

56.1 (12.2)

29.2, range 20.39–44.30

Plantar heel pain

13.6 (12.2)

FHSQ: 40.8 (21.9)

FHSQ: 49.8 (23.9)

No control

   

Lentz 2010

Cross-sectional

Outpatients

85 (45)

33.1

26.6

Foot pain

N = 54 less than 3 months duration

VAS: 4.5 (2.0)

LEFS: 47.5 (19.5)

No control

   

Tojo 2018

Survey (cross-sectional)

Nurses working in hospital

636 (569)

20–29 years: 369 (58%);

30–39 years: 133 (21%);

40–49 years: 83 (13%);

50–56 years: 48 (8%)

Underweight: 89 (14%); normal n = 468 (74%); overweight: 55 (9%).

Foot and ankle pain:

Great toe: 88 (14%) Lesser toe: 87 (14%) Plantar forefoot: 58 (9%)

Medial arch: 56 (9%) Midfoot: 99 (16%)Ankle: 62 (10%)Plantar heel: 41 (6%) Posterior heel: 47 (7%)

Overall

144 (23%)

Prevalence of pain and/or discomfort of the foot in the previous month: Using SNQ:22% (n = 144) Using MFPDI 51% (n = 323)

NR

NR

No control

   

Ceravolo

2018

Survey (cross-sectional)/

qualitative

Community

92 (43)

18–24 (n = 7); 25–34 (17); 35–44 (34); 45–54 (22); 55–64 (9); 65–74 (3)

NR

Achilles tendinopathy

13.88 (24.52)

VISA-A: 72.3 (17.7)

VISA-A: 72.3 (17.7)

No control

   
  1. Key: BPI, Brief Pain Inventory; FHSQ, Foot Health Status Questionnaire; HV, Hallux valgus; LEFS, Lower Extremity Functional Scale; MFPDI, The Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index; NRPS, Numerical pain rating scale; NR, not reported; OMAS, Olerud-Molander Ankle Score; VAS, visual analogue acale; VISA-A, Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment – Achilles Questionnaire.