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SynthesisQuality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation2018

Effectiveness of foot orthoses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis related to disability and pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Gabriel Gijon-Nogueron, Laura Ramos-Petersen, Ana Belen Ortega-Avila, Jose Miguel Morales-Asencio, Silvia Garcia-Mayor

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Synthesis in Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gabriel Gijon-NogueronDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Malaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain.
Laura Ramos-PetersenDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Malaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain.
Ana Belen Ortega-AvilaDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, Faculty of Health Sciences, Arquitecto Francisco Peñalosa, 3, Ampliacion de Campus de Teatinos, 29071, Malaga, Spain. anaortavi@uma.es.
Jose Miguel Morales-AsencioDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Malaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain.
Silvia Garcia-MayorDepartment of Nursing and Podiatry, University of Malaga, Instituto de Investigación Biomedica de Malaga (IBIMA), Malaga, Spain.
Universidad de Málaga · ESInstituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEpidemiological studies consistently report a 90% prevalence of foot pain. Mechanical and other non-pharmacological interventions such as orthoses and footwear can play an important role in managing foot pathology in patients whose systemic disease is controlled. The effectiveness of treatment with insoles has been examined in various randomised controlled trials, which have reported immediate clinical improvements, with reduced foot pain and disability and enhanced functionality. The aim of this systematic review is to determine the effectiveness of foot orthoses in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in comparison with other treatments, in terms of enhanced disability and reduced pain.

methodsA systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted of a number of randomised controlled trials focusing on patients with RA. The search was conducted in Cochrane, CINAHL, PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS and Cuiden, by means of an independent peer review. The Mesh terms and fields used were foot, ankle, joint, RA, foot, orthosis, insole and foot orthosis.

resultsOf the initial 118 studies considered, 5 were included in the final systematic review and meta-analysis. These five studies had enrolled a total of 301 participants, with follow-up periods ranging from 4 to 36 months. Although the use of orthoses seems to alleviate foot pain, our meta-analysis did not reveal statistically significant differences between control and intervention groups regarding long- and short-term pain relief and/or reduced disability.

conclusionsFoot orthoses can relieve pain and disability and enhance patients, but no significant differences were found between control and intervention groups.

Indexed as

Quality of LifeArthritis, RheumatoidBracesFoot DiseasesFoot OrthosesHumansPainPain ManagementPersons with DisabilitiesDisabilityFoot orthosesPainRheumatoid arthritis

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PMID29922913
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