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Table 2 Table outlining associations between adherence to guidelines and public/podiatry, with access to components of foot care (treatments)

From: Provision of foot health services for people with rheumatoid arthritis in New South Wales: a web-based survey of local podiatrists

Foot care variable

Guidelines yes

Guidelines no

OR

p †

Public

Private

OR

p †

Nail care yes, n (%)

9 (90)

68 (89.5)

1.06

0.720

15 (78.9)

62 (92.5)

0.30

0.104

Nail care no, n (%)

1 (10)

8 (10.5)

-

-

4 (21.1)

5 (7.5)

 

-

Skin care yes, n (%)

9 (90)

66 (86.8)

1.36

0.624

15 (78.9)

60 (89.6)

0.44

0.198

Skin care no, n (%)

1 (10)

10 (13.2)

-

-

4 (21.1)

7 (10.4)

 

-

MSK treatment yes, n (%)

8 (80)

55 (72.4)

1.53

0.467

14 (73.7)

49 (73.1)

1.09

0.606

MSK treatment no, n (%)

2 (20)

21 (27.6)

-

-

5 (26.3)

19 (26.9)

 

-

ICIs yes, n (%)

5 (50)

32 (42.1)

1.38

0.442

7 (36.8)

30 (44.8)

0.72

0.364

ICIs no, n (%)

5 (50)

44 (57.9)

-

-

12 (63.2)

37 (55.2)

 

-

Foot surgery yes, n (%)

6 (60)

37 (43.0)

1.58

0.369

10 (52.6)

33 (49.3)

0.60

0.500

Foot surgery no, n (%)

4 (40)

39 (48.7)

-

-

9 (47.4)

34 (50.7)

 

-

Footwear yes, n (%)

8 (80)

50 (65.8)

2.08

0.304

15 (78.9)

43 (64.2)

2.09

0.176

Footwear no, n (%)

2 (20)

26 (34.2)

-

-

4 (21.1)

24 (35.8)

 

-

Padding yes, n (%)

8 (80)

65 (85.5)

0.68

0.468

15 (78.9)

58 (86.6)

0.58

0.311

Padding no, n (%)

2 (20)

11 (14.5)

-

-

4 (21.1)

9 (13.4)

 

-

FOs yes, n (%)

8 (80)

66 (86.8)

1.65

0.423

13 (68.4)

61 (91.0)

0.21

0.021

FOs no, n (%)

2 (20)

10 (13.2)

-

-

6 (31.6)

6 (9.0)

 

-

Wound care yes, n (%)

9 (90)

68 (89.5)

1.06

0.720

19 (100)

58 (86.6)

2.94

0.093

Wound care no, n (%)

1 (10)

8 (10.5)

-

-

0 (0)

9 (13.4)

 

-

Foot health ed yes, n (%)

10 (100)

72 (94.7)

0.56

0.604

18 (94.7)

64 (95.5)

0.84

0.639

Foot health ed no, n (%)

0 (0)

4 (5.3)

-

-

1 (5.3)

3 (4.5)

 

-

Footwear adv yes, n (%)

10 (100)

72 (94.7)

0.56

0.604

17 (89.5)

65 (97.0)

0.26

0.210

Footwear adv no, n (%)

0 (0)

4 (5.3)

-

-

2 (10.5)

2 (3.0)

 

-

  1. † P values are based on two-sided chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test; bold text indicates p < 0.05. Abbreviations: OR odds ratio, MSK musculoskeletal, ICIs intra-articular steroid injection, FOs foot orthoses, Ed education, Adv advice.