From: An action research approach to facilitating the adoption of a foot health assessment tool in India
Risk factors confirmed for inclusion in the Pilot tool | Practicality of proposed risk factor | % expert consensus | Tests and assessment methods confirmed for inclusion in the Pilot tool | Method of recording tests and assessment methods | Practicality of proposed test/assessment and method of recording | % expert consensus |
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Peripheral vascular assessment | Yes | 100 | DP/TP pulses palpable | Yes/no | Yes | 100 |
Temp touch | Normal/Abnormal | Yes | 100 | |||
Intermittent claudication | Yes/no | Yes | 100 | |||
Oedema Present | Yes/no | Yes | 100 | |||
Rest pain | Yes/no | Yes | 100 | |||
Neurological assessment | Yes | 100 | Monofilament | 10 sites Hypopigmented skin lesions | Yes | 86 |
Vibration | Left/Right Normal/Absent/reduced | Yes | 100 | |||
Deformity | Yes | 100 | Charcot | Yes/no | Yes | 100 |
Amputation | Site and Surgical/traumatic/auto | No | 75 | |||
Forefoot | Specific toe/site Left and right | Yes | 100 | |||
Rear foot | Foot posture RCSP Normal/pronated/supinated | Yes | 75 | |||
Skin conditions | Yes | 100 | Fungal | Tick box | No | 75 |
Cellulitis | State site | |||||
Current ulcer | Left or right foot | |||||
Previous ulcer | For Other state condition | |||||
Normal | ||||||
Interdigital rash | ||||||
Hyperhydrotic | ||||||
Hypohydrotic | ||||||
Fissure | ||||||
Corns and Callus | ||||||
Extravasation tissue | ||||||
Blisters | ||||||
Other | ||||||
Nail conditions | Yes | 100 | Onychauxis | Tick box State site | No | 100 |
Onychomycosis | Left or right foot | |||||
Paronychia | For Other state condition | |||||
Onychocryptosis | ||||||
Other | ||||||
Smoking | Yes | 100 | Â | Yes/no | Unclear | 75 |
Footwear | Yes | 100 | Type | Tick box | Yes | 100 |
State Type | ||||||
Habits | Worn always | Yes | 100 | |||
Outdoors only | ||||||
Indoors only | ||||||
Never | ||||||
Significant Surgical History | Yes | 100 | Â | Location, Details | Yes | 100 |