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Table 2 Phase 1 (clinical survey component) disease characteristics of study subject, by group

From: “They just scraped off the calluses”: a mixed methods exploration of foot care access and provision for people with rheumatoid arthritis in south-western Sydney, Australia

 

User

Unmet demander

Non-demander

P

(n = 8)

(n = 10)

(n = 11)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

FIS IF (0–21)

13 (4)

10 (6)

13 (4)

0.354

FIS AP (0–30)

22 (4)

13 (11)

18 (8)

0.161

Foot pain VAS (0–100 mm)

40 (14)

29 (29)

36 (23)

0.488

HAQ (0–3)

1.5 (1.25)

1 (1)

1 (0.5)

0.218

HAQ ADL (0–4)

1.5 (1)

1 (1)

1.5 (1)

0.965

HAQ Pain VAS (0–100)

70 (30)

40 (32)

56 (23)

0.087

HAQ Health VAS (0–100)

51 (33)

35 (25)

56 (31)

0.153

Tender joints (0–36)

5 (4)

4 (5)

8 (11)

0.550

Swollen joints (0–36)

4 (3)

3 (2)

5 (5)

0.987

Tender soft tissues (0–14)

2 (2)

2 (2)

3 (3)

0.848

Swollen soft tissues (0–14)

1 (1)

0 (0)

1 (2)

0.096

SI Forefoot (0–24)

14 (7)

6 (6)

11 (7)

0.053

SI Rearfoot (0–14)

10 (3)†

5 (2)

5 (4) ‡

0.019

SI Total (0–36)

24 (9)

11 (6)

16 (8) ‡

0.012

  1. FIS Foot Impact Scale, IF impairment/footwear, AP activity limitation/participation restriction, VAS visual analogue scale, HAQ Health Assessment Questionnaire, ADL activities of daily living, SI Structural Index.
  2. † post-hoc Mann–Whitney test, p < 0.05 versus the unmet demander group.
  3. ‡ post-hoc Mann–Whitney test, p < 0.05 versus the user group.