Foot pain, foot osteoarthritis Musculoskeletal Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Registered with one of the four participating local general practices 2. Aged 50 years and over at the time of baseline survey 3. Member of the cohort who completed a postal Health Questionnaire at baseline and provided written informed consent to further contact at baseline 4. At 3 years provided further written informed consent to further contact and has not subsequently withdrawn this consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Died since last follow-up (3 years for survey cohort participants or 54 months for clinic cohort participants) 2. Departures since the last follow-up (survey cohort only, 3 years for survey cohort) 3. Became unable to complete brief questionnaire or inappropriate to invite to take part – e.g. significant cognitive impairment, dementia, severe/terminal illness, as judged by their GP prior to mailing.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Impact of foot pain assessed using Manchester Foot Pain and Disability Index at 7 years | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Foot pain location identified using the Garrow foot manikin 2. Foot pain duration 3. Foot pain intensity assessed using a numerical rating scale (NRS) 4. Foot pain persistence assessed using number of days with pain 5. Foot pain severity assessed using the Chronic Pain Grade Scale (CPGS) 6. Symptom satisfaction using questions adapted from the instrument by Cherkin 1996. 7. Self-reported consultations for foot pain in past 7 years 8. Self-reported treatments and service for foot pain in past 7 years 9. General health assessed using the Short Form-12 (SF-12) health survey 10. Physical functioning assessed using the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey 11. Participation restriction assessed using the Keele Assessment of Participation questionnaire 12. Anxiety and depression using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 13. Body pain location identified using a manikin 14. Self-reported co-morbidities 15. Presence, side and duration of hand, knee and hip pain assessed using single-item questions in the questionnaire All outcomes will be assessed at 7 years. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom