Open AccessGender Differences in Seeking Health Care and Postintervention Pain Outcomes in Foot and Ankle Orthopedic Patients
Author(s) -
Kyla A. Petrie,
Jason N. Chen,
Hunter Miears,
J. Speight Grimes,
Mimi Zumwalt
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
women's health reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2688-4844
DOI - 10.1089/whr.2021.0076
Subject(s) - orthopedic surgery , medicine , foot (prosody) , physical therapy , ankle , referral , population , intervention (counseling) , health care , chronic pain , orthopedic procedures , family medicine , surgery , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , economics , economic growth
A significant portion of the adults suffer from foot and ankle pain. The sex differences that exist throughout health care, pain management, and orthopedics may further complicate treatment strategies. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were any differences in women and men in health care seeking behavior and symptom chronicity in a West Texas orthopedic population with foot and ankle conditions.