ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
The Importance of Foot Function Assessment Using the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form (FFI-RS) Questionnaire in the Comprehensive Treatment of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
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- Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Recurrence Prevention Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of general medicine · 2025Article
- Update of Modified Version of the Foot Function Index Tool Spanish Version (FFI-Sp), in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cross Sectional Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Predicting physical activity and sarcopenia-related health outcomes in women with rheumatoid arthritis: A test of the self-determination theory.Nursing open · 2023Article
- Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization Technique versus Static Stretching in Patients with Pronated Dominant Foot: A Comparison in Effectiveness on Flexibility, Foot Posture, Foot Function Index, and Dynamic Balance.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundFoot problems may have a substantial negative impact on rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients' mobility. They affect walking and the functional capacity to perform daily tasks.
methodsThis study included 61 patients with RA and foot pain or swelling. The study group comprised 37 patients (aged 54.3 ± 9.5 years) with foot lesions, as demonstrated in an ultrasound, and the control group comprised 24 patients (aged 57.3 ± 11.5 years) without foot lesions. The patients' health statuses were evaluated with the Foot Function Index-Revised Short Form (FFI-RS), the Polish version of the Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), and the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS 28).
resultsThe FFI-RS showed significant differences between the study and control groups in total results, as well as in the pain and stiffness subscales. Subsequent analyses showed numerous significant correlations. The FFI-RS total results correlated with the HAQ's standing up, walking, and total results. The FFI-RS pain results correlated with the social issues and HAQ's total results. The FFI-RS difficulty results correlated with the disease's duration. In the study group, there were significant correlations of the FFI-RS stiffness, difficulty, and social issues results with the HAQ's standing up, walking, and total results, and also of the FFI-RS activity limitation results with the HAQ's standing up results. In the control group, there were correlations of the FFI-RS stiffness, difficulty, and activity limitation results with the HAQ's walking and total results. Finally, in the study group, we also found correlations of the FFI-RS total, pain, stiffness, difficulty, and social issues results with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) results, as well as of the FFI-RS total results with the DAS 28 results.
conclusionsThe FFI-RS is an effective tool for assessing RA patients' functional status and can be used to evaluate treatment effects. The FFI-RS detected RA-related changes in the foot joint function in patients without foot lesions, as assessed by ultrasound.
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