Development and Validation of the Overall Foot Health Questionnaire for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Analysis.
María Reina-BuenoJosé Rafael González-LópezDaniel López-LópezCésar Calvo LoboMarina Ballesteros-MoraInmaculada Rodríguez-MorenoPedro V Munuera-MartínezPublished in: Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) (2019)
Background and Objectives: In general, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are ignorant of the physician's role and of RA-related feet problems. The aim of our study was to validate a questionnaire on the knowledge of different aspects of overall foot health in patients with RA. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive analysis was carried out between March 2017 and April 2017. A questionnaire was designed and validated through the Delphi method to evaluate the knowledge about the illness, the repercussions on feet, medical podiatry care, and the role of the medical podiatrist. Results: After being checked by a panel of experts, all the items obtained a Cronbach's alpha over 0.70. Conclusions: The content of this questionnaire about the knowledge of different aspects of medical podiatry health in patients with RA has internal consistency.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- cross sectional
- rheumatoid arthritis
- mental health
- public health
- psychometric properties
- disease activity
- health information
- ankylosing spondylitis
- emergency department
- primary care
- patient reported
- interstitial lung disease
- health promotion
- palliative care
- risk assessment
- pain management
- climate change
- systemic sclerosis