Attitude and knowledge about foot health: a spanish view.
Daniel López-López, Ricardo García-Mira, Patricia Palomo-López and 4 others
PMID 28403336WHAT IT FOUND
People attending a podiatric clinic linked the importance they gave to foot health with regular foot check-ups, proper footwear, walking, family and peer support, and a perceived need for professional foot care.
Key findings
01A total of 282 people completed the survey: 80 men and 202 women.
02Factorial analysis grouped responses into 8 factors explaining 62.8% of variance in perceptions of foot care.
03Foot care behaviours, attitudinal beliefs, walking-related health perception, real needs and behavioural intention were the factors that entered the model for importance attributed to foot health, explaining 16.1% of variance.
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What it does not show
Cross-sectional self-report design cannot show that any belief or behaviour caused better foot health. Participants were recruited from a podiatric clinic, so views may not represent people who do not seek foot care. The questionnaire was designed for this study, and the factor analysis was exploratory. The stated age inclusion criterion did not match the reported age range. The regression model explained only a small part of the variation in reported importance.
The easy way to misread this
Do not conclude that foot check-ups, proper footwear or walking will improve foot health. The study measured self-reported importance and beliefs at one time in a clinic sample and did not test an intervention or clinical outcomes.