Table 2 Percent of week spent providing orthoses, time available for assessing patients, the number of orthoses provided per month, provision of second pair of orthoses, patients with prior use of orthoses, and clinician and patient objectives. All data are % all responders
% of week spent providing orthoses | Duration of assessment appointment | Number of orthoses per month and second pairs | Patient with prior orthoses | Clinician objectives | Patient objectives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
39.5% <10% of week | 35.9% = 30–45 mins | 44.5% = 11–50 pairs | 55.5% = 0–25% of patients | 85.8% pain relief | 68.3% pain reduction |
37.5% = 11–50% | 31.3% = 15–30 mins | 36.1% = 1–10 pairs | 29.3% =26–50% | 66.9% functional control | 63.1% return to sport level |
20.6% = 51–90% | 22.8% = 45–60 mins | 14.0% = 51–100 pairs | 8.0% = 51–75% | 46.1% pressure relief | 48.9% pain remission |
2.4% = 100% | 4.4% > 60 mins | 5.4% = 100+ pairs | 1.6% = 76–100% | 22.8% rehabilitation (>6 months) | 37.3% return to exercise |
4.2% < 15 mins | 44.1% = no 2nd pair < 3 months of 1st pair | 5.6% = did not know | 21.2% accommodation of deformity | 31.1% injury prevention | |
40.3% = 10–30% received 2nd pair | 19.4% ulcer prevention | 9.2% return to work | |||
<9.0% = 30–70% received 2nd pair | 16.2% rehabilitation (<6 months) | 6.4% return to preferred footwear | |||
<5.0% = 71–99% received 2nd pair | 14.6% stability | 4.8% fall prevention | |||
1.8% = 2nd pair to all patients | 18.0% did not know |