Fibromyalgia & musculoskeletal pain
Identifying Long‐Term Trajectories of Foot Pain Severity and Potential Prognostic Factors: A Population‐Based Cohort Study
Authors' conclusion
Four distinct trajectories of foot pain were identified over a 7-year period, with one-third of individuals classified as having pain that is persistently moderate-severe and severe in intensity.
Study context
- Population
- Adults aged ≥50 years with current or recent foot pain registered with 4 general practices in North Staffordshire, UK425 (76%) analysed
- Participants
- 560 adults
- Exposure
- Less favourable vs more favourable foot pain trajectories
- Outcome
- Trajectories of foot pain severity (NRS 0-10)
- Follow-up
- 7 years
Methodological detailspopulation-based, latent class growth analysis, covariate-adjusted, Postal surveys at 18, 36, 54 and 84 months
- Population-based
- Latent class growth analysis
- Covariate-adjusted
- Postal surveys at 18, 36, 54 and 84 months
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Foot pain severity trajectories (latent class growth analysis (LCGA), 4-trajectory model)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Baseline prognostic factors, persistent vs improving trajectories
- Persistent trajectories more likely to be obese, have routine/manual and intermediate occupations, poorer physical and mental health, catastrophizing beliefs, greater foot-specific functional limitation and self-assessed hallux valgus
- Covariate-adjusted
Original publication
Identifying Long‐Term Trajectories of Foot Pain Severity and Potential Prognostic Factors: A Population‐Based Cohort Study. Arthritis Care Res (Hoboken). Published 25 November 2022. doi:10.
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