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| Title |
If the shoe fits: development of an on‐line tool to aid practitioner/patient discussions about ‘healthy footwear’
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| Published in |
Journal of Foot and Ankle Research, June 2016
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13047-016-0149-2 |
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| Authors |
Lisa Farndon, Victoria Robinson, Emily Nicholls, Wesley Vernon |
| Abstract |
A previous study highlighted the importance of footwear to individuals' sense of their identity, demonstrating that shoes must 'fit' someone socially, as well as functionally. However, unhealthy shoes can have a detrimental effect on both foot health and mobility. This project utilises qualitative social science methods to enable podiatrists to understand the broader contribution of footwear to patients' sense of themselves and from this an online toolkit was developed to aid footwear education. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with six podiatrists/shoe-fitters and 13 people with foot pathologies, some of whom also completed shoe diaries. These were supplemented with some follow-up interviews and photographs of participants' own shoes were taken to allow in-depth discussions. Four areas related to 'fit' were identified; practicalities, personal, purpose and pressures, all of which need to be considered when discussing changes in footwear. These were incorporated into an online toolkit which was further validated by service users and practitioners in a focus group. This toolkit can support podiatrists in partnership with patients to identify and address possible barriers to changing footwear towards a more suitable shoe. Enabling patients to make healthier shoe choices will help contribute to improvements in their foot health and mobility. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 21 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 6 | 29% |
| Australia | 3 | 14% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 14% |
| United States | 2 | 10% |
| Belgium | 1 | 5% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 5% |
| Spain | 1 | 5% |
| Unknown | 4 | 19% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 11 | 52% |
| Scientists | 9 | 43% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 56 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 55 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 12 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 6 | 11% |
| Researcher | 6 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 5 | 9% |
| Unknown | 16 | 29% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing and Health Professions | 13 | 23% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 8 | 14% |
| Sports and Recreations | 3 | 5% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 4% |
| Psychology | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 8 | 14% |
| Unknown | 20 | 36% |