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FOOT & ANKLE INTERNATIONAL
Volume 22, Issue 10, Pages 795-809Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/107110070102201005
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assessment; foot; feet; multidimensional; pain; questionnaire
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The development and validation of the ROwan Foot Pain Assessment Questionnaire (ROFPAQ) is described. This is the first attempt to develop a multi-dimensional measure of chronic foot pain, and recognizes pain as having sensory, affective and cognitive dimensions. The ROFPAQ was developed from themes that emerged from running focus groups and semi-structured interviews with people with chronic foot pain. Following piloting and selection of appropriate items by both psychometric and semantic means, the scale was found to meet the accepted criteria for validity and reliability. The final scale demonstrates better than standard readability, has a short completion time and a simple scoring method. The scale allows clinicians to determine which dimension(s) of foot pain are the most relevant to the subject, thereby aiding decisions regarding appropriate treatment. Topics for further work on the ROFPAQ are highlighted.
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