Choosing shoes: a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid arthritis patients

Silvester, Renee N; Williams, Anita; Dalbeth, Nicola; Rome, Keith

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“…The links between foot pathologies and inappropriate shoes is well established [ 3 ] despite this it is still often difficult for people to obtain footwear that fits properly [ 10 ]. This is exacerbated in those with specific foot deformities such as rheumatoid arthritis [ 11 ] and diabetes where correct footwear is often key to reducing the development or recurrence of foot deformities and pathologies. From this investigation in the context of footwear, fit is more than just physical.…”

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If the shoe fits: development of an on‐line tool to aid practitioner/patient discussions about ‘healthy footwear’

Farndon

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Nicholls

et al. 2016

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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BackgroundA 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.MethodSemi-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.ResultsFour 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.ConclusionThis 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.

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If the shoe fits: development of an on‐line tool to aid practitioner/patient discussions about ‘healthy footwear’

Farndon

Robinson

Nicholls

et al. 2016

Journal of Foot and Ankle Research

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“…However, a recent study has shown that when given a choice, only 5 per cent of the participants choose to wear the prescribed footwear. Being faced with wearing unattractive shoes that assist in reducing pain, most participants would prefer to comply with fashion (Silvester et al, 2011). The restriction in choice and appearance of orthopaedic footwear design has a direct impact on the self-esteem and body image in patients who wear the shoes (Firth et al, 2011).…”

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Footwear choices made by young women and their potential impact on foot health

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Modern footwear has been associated with the development of foot pain and pathology in the ageing adult. Yet this foot health issue does not seem to alter the footwear purchases made by younger women. In total, 162 teenage girls were questioned regarding shoes purchased over a 6-month period. The results indicated that footwear choices are activity specific and participants chose the style and design of shoes related to the image they wanted to portray. Association of footwear choice to foot function and health was not found to influence choice of footwear.

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“…As by far, the impact from practicing a poorly fit shoes, it somehow had being underestimated whereby it had being reported only 51% of people with rheumatic disease were wearing suitable retail footwear [9]. It is recorded that comfort (17%) and fit (14%) are among the main factors in choosing a footwear [10]. Furthermore, the shoe label design might be helping the consumer and even the manufacturer to get a better view from the perspective of design.…”

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In the world of footwear, shoe label is one of the important details that should be included onto the footwear packaging. Hence, the shoe label is often had being overlooked by most users as it is one of the most important pieces of information that is required to be included onto a shoe box designs because it contains all of the specific details about the shoes such as size and materials. This is to ensure that the Malaysians were aware of the size and the materials being used for the shoe. In order to achieve the objective of this study, an awareness campaign on the importance of shoes and the pros and cons of the materials until propose of the shoe besides it is a part of promoting health awareness. The manufacturer should be conducted an awareness campaign for the publics about the materials being used for the shoe and the size of the shoe. In this case, it can encourage the designer to produce some modern designation. By the end of this research, we can ensure that the shoe label can be helpful for the consumers to find the shoes that will fit them perfectly in terms of materials used to make a shoe and they can choose the appropriate shoe types for the consumer to carry out their daily activities comfortably.

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Choosing shoes: a preliminary study into the challenges facing clinicians in assessing footwear for rheumatoid arthritis patients

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If the shoe fits: development of an on‐line tool to aid practitioner/patient discussions about ‘healthy footwear’

If the shoe fits: development of an on‐line tool to aid practitioner/patient discussions about ‘healthy footwear’

Footwear choices made by young women and their potential impact on foot health

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