Open AccessChoosing shoes: a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid arthritis patients
Author(s) -
Silvester Renee N,
Williams Anita E,
Dalbeth Nicola,
Rome Keith
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of foot and ankle research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.763
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1757-1146
DOI - 10.1186/1757-1146-4-s1-o43
Subject(s) - medicine , rheumatoid arthritis , physical therapy , orthopedic surgery , rehabilitation , alternative medicine , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medical physics , surgery , pathology
Methods Eighty patients with RA were recruited from rheumatology clinics during the summer months from clinics based in Auckland, New Zealand. Clinical characteristics of RA, global function, and foot impairment and disability measures were recorded. Current footwear, footwear characteristics and the factors associated with choice of footwear were identified. Suitability of footwear was recorded using pre-determined criteria for assessing footwear type, based on a previous study of foot pain.